Mom's visit!

I have been having a great time with Donna here! She got here last week and we spent the first couple days at the beach and then rented a car and headed to Porto up north. It's only about a two and a half hour drive. The first day we just cruised around and got to know the city - our hotel was in a perfect location and we could walk everywhere. The city is on the Douro River and all of the port cellars are across the river. They are gorgeous - and the port is soooo good. We definitely tasted a lot! After that, we drove east along the river to the Douro wine region. It was amazing - so many vineyards...it's crazy! We stayed at a gorgeous hotel in a little town called Pinhao - the room had a nice terrace and a view of the river and the hills. We had an amazing dinner at the hotel restaurant and of course a lot more Port :) We also brought a ton of bottles back here...I'll do my best to bring some home for everyone to try - I'm not sure if there is going to be any left though! Yesterday we went into Lisbon for some shopping and dinner at one of our favorite places in the Bairro Alto. Jenny gets here tomorrow so I will have a lot more stories and pictures to come! Off to the beach :) xo