First day in Porto......

So after a few hours of sleeping,i wake up so does Rafael,he decides that we should see a bit of Porto.So we head down to the river to take in the view of all the old boats that were once used for shipping port back and forth,to the port brands setup,from Sandeman,Graham's, etc.We find a place and of course he orders Bacalao which was the first i said wanted to try!So we ordered bacalao,grilled sardines,and soup.Yeah in the middle of summer having soup!But it's a common staple here for lunch and dinner especially for the kids.They are mostly a potato based soup with vegetables consisting of,cabbage,green beans,carrots,rutabaga etc.The bacalao was really good!The salted cod went perfectly with the sliced onions and boiled eggs.The sardines were pretty good but Rafael says he knows a better place for them.Grilled whole with a bit of lemon the flesh comes right off the bone and the soup was good,but what made the meal was seeing their 2 year old son Andre eat that soup like it was his favorite meal!Seeing kids eat vegetables is great besides the typical corn and carrots.After the meal we decided to check out some more of the city,churches,old architecture,which was really cool.The city is not like a Rome or Palermo or it's big brother city Lisbon,but seems to have a pace of it's own,which is what i like.Tour buses,tourists and locals flood the area as the city prepares itself for the St. John's street festival on wednesday.Stages,food stalls are being built all over the city while the decoration give the city a vibrant color.Definitely looking forward to tomorrow!