Now this was a cool town that one needs to come back to. It was nice to see the scenery change so quickly from Porto and the north.

College town with lots going on, but not my style

Be sure to read the 12.05 Porto Birthday Blog 12.06.07 Thursday Wow what a birthday! Kikas and his wife Carla were awesome. We met up at a café down the street and met some of his other friends both of which ride bikes. Then it was off to dinner to get a taste of a Portugal treat, Francesinha. We dined at a wonderful restaurant actually the place that invented the Portuguese dish, with a great bottle of wine and even better company. Not only did I get...

12/5/07 So I woke up this morning expecting to spend most of the day at the hospital. My stomach pains seem to have increased or rather I should say my worry that something actually bad is wrong has increased so I walked over to the hospital to have it checked. I am glad I had recently purchased a new book. Thanks to the Portuguese medical system I am 122 pages into it already and it only took me 4 hours for the doctor to tell me he thinks it is just muscle pr...

Unbelievable! I am very much looking forward to my birthday being spent in Porto....lots more to come.