It got even worse on saturday! The bank machine in Matosinhos ate up my ec-card, and that was it: No candle light dinner at the beach with the full moon above. :-(Instead I spent awful amounts of money on calling banks and helpful people to ensure nobody can take money with the card that might be spit out again by this bxxxx machine, you never know.
Then what to do with 25 € left and get on to Guimaraes, Vigo or whereever? I went to bed to have a good sleep and think about this problem next morning, and my host went partying (for a change).
Next morning a few more calls, and everything was fine and settled. I arrived at Praca de Cordoaria in Porto at noon, ready for the birds' market and wonderful tunes from the ringing bells. "Freude, schoener Goetterfunken" - that cheered me up!
A last look at the Ribeira, then hop on the train due north and to Spain. Hop off at Viana do Castelo, hop on one hour later, hop off and on in Valenca. Viana do Castelo is a lovely ancient town with a beautiful historic centre, I'll definitely have to go there again without two big bags dangling down from my shoulders.
And then at 10 p.m. - Spain, Spain, Spain again!!! :-))))
In Vigo my hc-host Fernando met me at the station, carried those heavy weighing bags all the way to his flat, and made me feel at home at once! I'm his first hc-guest, and I get whatever a guest can ask for! He offered me money to make up for the loss, explained the beauties of Vigo and gave me a map, keys for his flat, and: fed me with the best pulpo gallego at his favourite restaurant "Casa Nova". Even these nice neighbours welcomed me in Galicia!
So the next days are going to be just lovely!!!!!!
You just wait and see...
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