Downhill to the Douro river

Porto is rather hilly, and we can see it in these two photos. 

See how the road goes downhill and then uphill again?

See how the windows become shorter and shorter as the road goes uphill?

We passed those on our way towards the Douro river, together with a few other sights.

Palácio da Bolsa (Bolsa Palace)

There was a queue of people waiting to go in. We didn't.

In the garden across the palace, there is a monument called Monumento ao Infante Dom Henrique. 

Parish Church of St. Nicholas

one of their famous trams

Then we reached this church which had a nice view over the river.

Church of Saint Francis

There was a fee to go in further, so we didn't. Instead, we snapped a bunch of photos with a view of the river. 

some big names across the river (take a good look, you will see their signs)

the famous Luis I Bridge that takes us across the Douro river

You can see the metro crossing the top of the bridge. If you look closely, you can even see people walking across! We wouldn't dare to cross that high up...but we did walk across the bottom level of the bridge, which is used by cars as well. We took care not to look around too much; it was scary looking down at the water...

looking up at the famous monastery, Mosteiro Santo Agostinho da Serra do Pilar

the view back after crossing the bridge

Next post, we will explore the area that we painstakingly crossed the bridge for!