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Port Tasting I'll do this phonetically: Portugal, Oporto, Port. Get it? Port comes from Portugal! We had a fantastic guide, George, who led us through Graham's portery, er, winery. I learned all about port, but have now forgotten most of it. Is the sweetest port the middle aged port? I think so. True story: I bought a bottle of Port to bring home to my son and his wife. On my way home, going through customs in Amsterdam, I was asked if I had any alcohol. I replied that I had a bottle of Port. I was only 1 of 2 people on the entire flight who had to have a baggage search, even of my checked luggage, as they looked for the Pork in my luggage. Someone finally realized that I had Port not Pork. |
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Lodging This is the hotel where we stayed in Oporto. A theme of this trip was the fantastic lodging. In Spain all of the "hotels" were owned by the Spanish government, and were converted from ownership of the royal family. I don't remember which King or Queen vacationed here in the 17th century. |
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