Thursday, July 2, 2026

I slept 9.55 hours, checked in to 12 places, took 64 photos, wrote 1 microblog, and walked 5.88 miles. I was in Porto District and Porto, Portugal.

3:03 am

Woke up after sleeping 9.55 hours

3:34 am

Smuggled a dewsk

4:26 am

Checked in at Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal

4:28 am

The Livraria Lello bookstore

4:34 am

Hello

4:41 am

This bookstore is chaos

4:44 am

Upstairs at Livraria Lello

4:47 am

Some beautiful stairs at Livraria Lello

4:48 am

Little faces in the books at Livraria Lello

5:18 am

Stopping for tea and some Pastel de Natas (maybe the best we had the entire trip. So, so tasty)

5:19 am

Pastel de Natas

5:28 am

Checked in at Clérigos Corner, Porto, Portugal

5:34 am

Heading toward Torre dos Clérigos

5:36 am

Torre dos Clérigos. I think nothing in Porto is allowed to be taller than this.

5:38 am

Checked in at Torre dos Clérigos, Porto, Portugal

5:41 am

The inside of the Clérigos church

5:41 am

Zombie Jesus

5:42 am

This Zombie Jesus was wild

6:21 am

Checked in at Sabores Da Invicta, Porto, Portugal

6:36 am

Portuguese hot dog time

6:37 am

This is the only kind of hot dog I want from here on out

7:11 am

Walking up to the Porto Cathedral

7:12 am

Checked in at Sé Catedral do Porto, Porto, Portugal

7:13 am

Tile work outside the Porto Cathedral

7:14 am

Looking out at Torre dos Clerigos

7:17 am

Porto Cathedral

7:20 am

Porto Juxtapositions

7:26 am

Porto Cathedral tile murals

7:28 am

Porto Cathedral Shrine

7:32 am

Looking across the courtyard of the Porto Cathedral

7:32 am

Wildly ornate rooms inside the Porto Cathedral

7:33 am

Some fun fountains

7:36 am

The Porto Cathedral

7:39 am

The Porto Cathedral alter is insane

7:40 am

Some goth kids checking out the altar

7:44 am

Oh yeah, baby

7:45 am

Holy shit, a fish!

7:52 am

A fun little mural

7:58 am

I liked the pixelated flower amongst these old roofs

8:08 am

Checked in at Esplanada do Teleférico, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

8:10 am

Went for a 1.15 mile walk

8:15 am

Kari wanted to trade my Caipirinha for her Port Tonic... and I'm a nice man.

8:45 am

Porto from the rooftops of Vila Nova de Gaia

8:46 am

Agua

8:59 am

The 1-series hatchback that the US never got. 😢

9:04 am

Went for a 0.71 mile walk

9:11 am

Checked in at The Yeatman, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

9:35 am

Cooling off in The Yeatman infinity pool

9:36 am

Haha

10:31 am

Taylor's conveniently had cellars right next to our hotel. We had no idea.

10:32 am

Going to check out Taylor's cellars

10:34 am

The old lady that came in before me said, "hey, if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me!"

10:52 am

Some very old bottles of port

10:58 am

Taylor's logo is cool

11:07 am

Taylor's cellars

11:09 am

A big ol vat at Taylor's

11:12 am

Tawny

11:50 am

Tasting some Taylor port wines

12:12 pm

Old bottles and books

12:32 pm

Trying a port cocktail at Taylor's

12:34 pm

Coolin off in the Taylor's garden

1:12 pm

Found some kind of warp zone behind Taylor's

1:46 pm

A Super Bock before dinner

2:37 pm

Checked in at 1828, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

2:42 pm

Beef tartare and caviar at 1828

2:54 pm

Short ribs at 1828

3:07 pm

Toasting our bubbly sorbet

3:18 pm

An incredible Portuguese Entrecôte off the Josper

3:45 pm

Sunset dessert

4:40 pm

Checked in at WOW (World of Wine) Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

4:49 pm

Havin a look at the Luis I Bridge while waiting for the Portugal game to start

5:04 pm

Checked in at The Yeatman, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

5:11 pm

Went for a 0.32 mile walk

6:09 pm

It’s midnight in Porto and I’m on a patio watching the Portugal vs Croatia World Cup game on a big screen with the Douro River and cityscape in the background. Drinking Super Bocks.
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6:20 pm

Super Bock and Soccer with the locals

7:27 pm

Watching Portugal play in the World Cup in Portugal. Very fun

7:46 pm

Portugal vs Croatia. The 2 possible destinations of our vacation facing off in the World Cup

7:53 pm

Portugal beats Croatia

8:14 pm

Checked in at WOW (World of Wine) Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

8:30 pm

Checked in at The Yeatman, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal

8:35 pm

Enjoying the cool night before bed

8:57 pm

Fell asleep

July 2, 2026