Sun 8 Jun- after the included buffet breakfast, we departed for Porto, Portugal's second largest city. We're staying at the Porto Sheraton & Spa Hotel, a very new hotel by the same architect as the Lisboa Sheraton. We upgraded to the Club Level on the 11th floor, so now parking is free, we have access to the Club Lounge on the 12th floor, and have a better grade of amenities. This includes a modern coffee maker, complimentary water and port wine.
We decided to watch the French Open men's final, Federer vs. Nadal. Federer seemed to be having a bad day, nothing worked the first set, and he lost the second and third sets to lose the match.
We snacked on the Club Room snacks, all kinds of goodies, plus coffee and other beverages including wine and port from 6:30 - a benefit of the Club level. After coffee and snacks, we went to the big 40-hour festival celebration at park and gardens at the Museum of Contemporary Art, joining half of Porto, it seemed. There were several live music venues, lots of food and Bock Beer (apparently a sponsor). The gardens were not very impressive, nice to walk through, but not much inspiration. We returned to the hotel for "happy hour" and our everning snacks with wine and port.
Porto means port as in seaport, not port wine, but it is famous for the port wine, too, especially in the Vila Nova de Gaia town just across the river.
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