PORTO

April 20, 2013

porto via au pays des merveilles

Our road trip ended in Porto. I visited this city before, but this time the weather was a bit of a letdown, despite having had the most amazing weather during the rest of the trip. But no harm done, we managed to get inside casa da musica (which wasn’t possible the first time I was there) and visited the museum and park of Serralves. And of course the next morning, when we had to go home to return the car, the weather was wonderful again!

porto via au pays des merveilles

roadtrip via au pays des merveilles

porto via au pays des merveilles all photos by me

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EXPLORED_ La Bohème in Porto

January 26, 2013

la bohème in porto, via au pays des merveilles all photos by me

One last Porto tip today: this lovely coffee shop slash cocktail bar in rua das galerias de paris, where you can also find this wonderful shop. In La Bohème, we found tasty cocktails on the well designed menu card for a very fair price and we enjoyed them in a beautiful interior, of which you can see more photos here. (Unfortunately it was a bit too dark to take decent photos myself, but luckily there’s the internet to solve that!)

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CASA DA MUSICA

January 25, 2013

casa da musica via au pays des merveilles During our trip to Porto (of which I told your more last week here and here), one of the things we couldn’t miss, was visiting Casa da Musica, the famous concert hall by OMA. Unfortunately we could only see the entrance hall and the café from inside, since the rest of the building was closed, but nevertheless we enjoyed it and of course I took loads of photos!

A VIDA PORTUGUESA

January 19, 2013

au pays des merveilles

You already know I have a slight obsession with beautiful packaging (see my branding pinterest board and this, this and this post), so when I entered ‘A Vida Portuguesa‘, I thought I was in heaven. This store sells all kinds of authentic portuguese products, from sea salt to soap and from notebooks to sardines and all are wrapped in the most beautiful packaging. Unfortunately it’s a little bit expensive, and some of these items you can find cheaper in local drug stores, but the shop is beau-ti-ful and it’s fascinating to roam around and check out everything they sell. The photos from this post are taken when I went to Porto (it’s one of the shops in Rua da galeria de paris, which I talked about yesterday), but they also have a shop in Lisbon, located in a really cool old building but a lot smaller. Anyway, if you’re in Lisbon or Porto and looking for souvenirs, this is where you should go.

PORTO

January 18, 2013

au pays des merveilles
When one of my friends wanted to come and visit me, it turned out it was much easier to meet in Porto than for her to come to Lisbon. Since I hadn’t been in Porto yet, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to discover another portuguese city. We started our 2 day trip with a free walking tour, offered to us by the hostel where we were staying. (The hostel was lovely so if you’re looking for one in Porto, this one is approved by au pays des merveilles!) and later on discovered the city a little bit more on our own. Especially rua da galeria de paris caught or attention, with it’s interesting shops and bars (I’ll show you some later!) and the hand made market that was going on.

au pays des merveilles

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