Monthly Archives: May 2018

Walking around Porto’s Ribeira Neighborhood

Posted on May 29, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

On our second day in Porto last year we toured the Ribeira District from the yellow bus which then took us across the bridge to Gaia. The next day we decided to return to the Ribeira neighborhood and explore some … Continue reading →

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MM 211: Douro Cruise Boat

Posted on May 28, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

We just boarded a boat that looked similar to the one in the foreground of my picture when I decided I just had to take a photo of the boat we were gliding past with Porto’s Ribeira district in the … Continue reading →

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MM 210: Porto’s Ribeira District

Posted on May 21, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

The day after we walked around Gaia on the south side of the Douro we rode on the funicular down to the north side of the river and walked around Porto’s Ribeira District. My entry for this week’s Monochrome Madness … Continue reading →

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Walking Around Gaia

Posted on May 19, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

We toured Porto on the Yellow Bus one late morning and early afternoon (see here) and when we crossed over the Dom Luis I Bridge to the south side of the Douro we decided to hop off, have some lunch, … Continue reading →

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MM 209: Our Annual Parade

Posted on May 15, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

My wife and I live in an unincorporated area of Alameda County, California called Castro Valley. Every year we have a parade down our main street (Castro Valley Boulevard) to celebrate the opening of the local rodeo. And every year one … Continue reading →

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Porto from the Yellow Bus

Posted on May 11, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

One day in May of last year we hopped on the Yellow Bus to see the sights of Porto. Here’s what we saw:

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MM 208: A Tiled House in Gaia

Posted on May 8, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

We walked around Gaia one day during our three-day stay in Porto last year and came across this house whose walls were completely covered with tiles. This will be my entry for Leanne’s Monochrome Madness Challenge this week.

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MM 207: Relaxation Theme

Posted on May 1, 2018 by crowcanyonjournal

For this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge I went back to one of our travels with our grandson in 2010. We were visiting relatives in the Texas Hill Country and one day we were driving from Canyon Lake to San Antonio … Continue reading →

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