We had plenty time today. We kept an easy, relaxed pace; eating interesting looking treats and of course some very good geleto. Our most impressive stop was the Clerigos Tower, a Catholic church. As the name implies, the church comes with an imposing tower, which we most definitely did not climb. But the church itself is still an amazing edifice. The church was recently renovated to “it’s full glory”, which unfortunately did not always include handrails for the stairs. We finished our tour at 11:30, then waited for the organ concert at Noon.

Very close to our hotel is a monument with the catchy name of “Monumento aos Herois da Guerre Peninsular”. Napoleon tried to invade Porto three times. Each time he was repulsed — with the help of an English gent named Wellington. The monument shows the English lion attacking Napoleon’s imperial eagle. Until very recently, it was the tallest construction in Porto. It is said to be tall enough that one can see it from France. I couldn’t get a good pic, so I finally decided to steal one from the internet. That’s when I found out that my pic is as good as anybody’s. So here it is.

We are in our new hotel. We’ll join with our Road Scholar group at 6:00 this evening. I hope this finds everyone doing well.