There are few level streets in Oporto, which makes a simple walk a mini-workout.   An added challenge is the wavy cobblestone surface.

Love the distance caught in the photo – down the river & out to the ocean.

Looking east along the north bank.  Note the funicular track on the left.

I didn’t catch the funicular in action, so borrowed this internet image.  CRAZY accordion bottom!

Well, there might have been a café here at one time.  There are a fair amount of homes in disrepair and unoccupied.  A discussion with a local couple revealed this is changing with the recent implementation of a property tax.  This is making it more ‘painful’ for owners to leave homes vacant,  and a renovation boom is happening.