Unlike the Brasileira, it was expensive - two Americanos and two croissants €24 - c. €4 -€6 at an ordinary coffee shop!!!
En route, we encountered the National Theatre
and once again another impressive church. There are 27 Catholic Churches in Porto. I tried to visit them all in your interest, dear reader, but alas!!!
We lunched at a local Portuguese restaurant. Its menu was aimed at the local working man - a large plate of meat of your choice, salad, rice and chips €4, two quarter litres of wine €1.50 each, for a huge dessert €2 with soup and coffee - total bill €12.!! The place was very clean with an open kitchen and our waitress was most helpful in explaining some of the dishes.
We set off on the 27 minute ride to the airport (€2) from the nearby São Bento Metro station and arrived on time. This is a large airport with flights departing to all parts of Europe and the USA. There was quite a queue at security but we had cleared it in 7 minutes from time of arrival at airport - I believe such is the chaos in Dublin airport at present that it is recommended that passengers arrive 3 hours prior to departure for a European flight !! I rest my case
We are too patient a nation.
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