I woke up and wandered into the dining room to two places set for breakfast. Placemat, plate, bowl, knife, 2 different spoons, and 2 different forks, all laid out perfectly. In the kitchen and assortment of food/ drink options were laid out: cereal, milk, bread, tea, coffee, hot chocolate mix, and next to that a tray with a teapot and a couple mugs. It was adorable! Julieta, our host was just so sweet! It was a pretty chill morning catching up on some photos and writing, and then we went to the store with Julieta to pick up a few groceries. The metro was a short walk from there and we caught it into the city center, and began wandering from there in no particular direction. I suggested stopping for a cup of coffee at some point so we walked into the next café we saw.
I had a caramel macchiato that was a little too sweet, but tasty. We just sat and sipped. I think one of my favourite parts of this trip and being on vacation in general is relaxing at different cafés and just people watching and chilling. Before we left, we chatted with Rahpael, the café owner, for a bit and he gave us some suggestions of what to do and a couple restaurants to eat at. I don’t want to bore you with all the details, but because of circumstances, we ended up returning to the cafe two more times, one right after another. By then we were buds with Raphael.
We finally left the café for good that day and made our way to a bookstore, Livraria Lello, which was an inspiration for JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series. We stopped at other beautiful buildings along the way and from down town we took the metro into Metosinhos, a neighboring fishing village, for a seafood dinner (our first traditional Portuguese meal) at Salta o Muro. The restaurant didn’t open till 7:15 and we got there a little early so we walked around for a bit and explored. We were the first ones at the restaurant, but by the time we left it was full and there was a line out the door. We both had the lemon sole; Megan with rice, and I with fried potatoes (aka French fries). The fries were a little soggy, but the fish was yummy. After dinner we followed the coastline home, with full tummies and sand between our toes.
