The controls of the riverside tram in Porto

Perhaps the most ornate urinal and toilets I have had the pleasure of using.

This one was in Foz in Porto

The pier and lighthouse at the mouth of the river Douro (Foz do Douro) in Porto

Avenida de Dom Carlos I at the mouth of the river Douro in Porto. This area is called Foz, which means river mouth and is a popular spot for promenading.

A card game in progress at Foz in Porto

View over to Vila Nova de Gaia from a Porto Tram as it makes its way along the bank of the river Douro to Foz

Looking up the steps towards the rose window and enterance of the Igreja de Sao Francisco in downtown Porto.

The mostly 14th century gothic church was deconsecrated in the 19th century partly on account of the opulence of the gold clad interior becoming an embarassment to the Franciscans and their vows of poverty!

Via Catarina is an inner city shopping centre and was the first thematic shopping centre in Portugal, located on Santa Catarina, the main shopping street of Porto. More than 9 million people visit the centre annually.

A Porto tram. The trams in Porto were phased out in the 1970s but have made a come back recently. The only established route is that along the river bank towards Foz via Massarelos (as displayed on the tram)

The Arrabida bridge over the River Douro in Porto. The concrete bridge was built in 1963 and was for sometime the widest single span concrete bridge in the world. It is 70 metres above the water and spans 252 metres