My buddy's wife is not feeling well so his kids and i decide to head out to meet up with a few other friends for the festivities.Up a few floors of my friends place you can hear the horns throughout the city,yells,car horns,as the festival is about to begin.We hop on the train to take us into the central part of the city,it's packed to the max with people excited about tonight.Kids ages ranging from 6-7 months old to 17-18 years donned in country flag colors,the plastic hammers,giggles,conversations,positive energy throughout everyone.As we get off the train with the masses the city is alive!Nonstop sounds,packed streets,locals,tourists,are everywhere with the jumbo screen showing football games,food stalls showcasing simple local eats,sweets from cotton candy,chocolates,fruit,whistles blaring,as we meet up with our friends and slowly and i mean slowly walk toward the water to enjoy some of the festivities such as live music,light show etc.We finally get to the water and it is packed,too packed you can't get through.We're talking Mardi Gras,Carnival,all wrapped up in one on one night!1 euro beers,2-4 euro eats,TV celebrities hosting the early night events with a cool breeze blending in with warm air.Finally after getting a good place to view the fireworks show,we chat it up for a while police are nowhere in sight and its an all night party.Midnight arrives and the river becomes pitch black and the music begins.Fireworks up and down the river from boats placed,lasts for a half hour.The show was alot of fun as people begin to head down to another part of town to celebrate more till 8am!The kids are tired i'm tired so we call it a night about 1am,so now we have to make it back to the house!After a hour and a half we get back and fall asleep.In the end you should come to Porto to enjoy a couple days of partying!
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