Arthur Mullen's blog
I had heard there was an Eiffel bridge in Porto, but had gotten confused thinking it was the Ponte Luis I. What I was looking for was the Ponte Maria Pia, completed by the legendary Gustavo Eiffel in 1877, roughly the same era as the Crystal Palace. Maybe not as famous as the Eiffel tower,… Continue reading Eiffel Constructions Métalliques
After the first full plate of bacalhau, I went back for a heaping second helping. I cleaned that plate as well. It was delicious, my first time with the classic Portuguese dish, plus I wanted to impress my friend's father with my healthy appetite. Unbeknownst to me, salt cod digests very different from its broiled… Continue reading Fish Sweats
The Arrábida Bridge is the most downstream bridge across the Douro River, only a couple kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. Over fifty years after its 1963 completion, the Arrábida Bridge remains one of the largest concrete arch bridges in the world. At Porto's most seaward bridge, the high flying birds are all gulls and sea… Continue reading I Set my Face to the Hillside
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