03 Oct 2024
This was the first tour we took in Porto. Unfortunately, the city was experiencing smoke filled air because of wild fires outside the city. Our tour guide had people who she spoke to in French and the others (as ourselves) who needed to be spoken to in English. The area, Sao Bento station, was under construction and very noisy and it was difficult to hear some of her explanations concerning the beautiful tile designs. Actually, it seemed that she was more comfortable speaking French than English since she spoke longer in French. I think she did the best she could considering the conditions and the two groups. Lunch was very good and the boat ride and the wine tasting was enjoyable.