Yesterday was a good start, but we had not been long enough. The Crossing of the Douro River by ferry was also easy on the second day. But this time we wanted to take the tram, the so-called "Electrica", be chauffeured in the city.

The journey began when boarding, because the trams were put into operation in the 50s for the first time and are only in the year 2005 been faithfully and painstakingly restored. The trip was also a great experience. It was very noisy, Not spring comfort available, slowly and drafty, because all the windows were fully opened. Somehow the time had simply stopped and the track might as well have somewhere in Cuba can be used. The German TÜV would certainly shut down the part, but the flair, which gave off the very neat and visually beautiful old piece of technology, was a treat even for non-technology savvy people. By the way, the women conductors were also very attractive phenomena, wie Dietmar immer wieder beiläufig erwähnte 🙂

At the last stop we were herauskomplimentiert friendly from the conductress. Was Chef kam, surprised us very. The lady closed the seatback all the seats in no time at, and just went into the control booth at the other end of the car. The pantograph was previously but still manually to 180 Degree and rotated before the travel on the same track in the opposite direction could be continued. Made really great!

Porto is a city, The built right on the river bank of the Douro in the surrounding hills. With Electrica unfortunately we did not land on the highest point of the city, but somewhere quite close to the river. So we climbed down first in the old quarter "Ribeira" with the narrow streets and narrow houses.

Once there, led every other way then unfortunately only used uphill, 🙂 egal in welche Richtung wir schauten. Heroic, we took the rise in attack. For almost 30 ° C already quite athletic performance. But in order not to let the efforts to very degenerate, we put in one of the inviting cafes for an overnight stay. Dietmar selected from the range as is often the largest piece, was to find. As we found, he had it then also much longer fun, as it was to him like a brick in the stomach.

By the early afternoon we wandered back and forth across the streets and alleys. Then it was time, back to the harbor. For today's visit was announced. The SY MENTOR and the catamaran "Joy of Life" were on their way to Porto. Da wollten wir doch nicht zu spät kommen 🙂

So we were at this evening a really big round of ten sailors, who had decided, to go together in the village to eat. Like two days earlier, we sat in the quaint backyard and could infect us by the Portuguese joy of life. The wild confusion, in which the various grilled fish and marine mammalian game arrived with us, you just had to accept as typical of the country. Finally, everyone was full, even if not everyone had eaten the, what he had ordered. But no matter, it really was all delicious.

With the "Joy of Life" we now also had the family with a child in the round. The small Alia has just turned six years old. As Dietmar course was in his element. So the two of them painted harmoniously side by side in Alias ​​coloring book funny "socket Animals" (Piggy), Fish and also the spider "Tekla" of Maya the Bee. Very convenient for me, for I know now exactly, what birthday gift I need to get back next week for Dietmar birthday. So cheap I'm probably never come off: A beautiful coloring book really seems to be exactly his thing. 🙂