The Starrs in Porto!

Some of our dearest friends and best old neighbors, the Starrs', made a trip over to see us and spend a long weekend here in Porto.  Kristi and Heath arrived early Thursday and kicked off 3 full days of sun, laughter, drinks and fun.  We had such a wonderful time showing them around Porto, experiencing some of the local cuisine and sitting down at the sea cocktailing and talking.

We all over served ourselves at one point or another during their stay and consumed more food in 3 days than we normally do in a full week.  Annabelle loved having them here, but was so confused why Knox was not with them and know she wished he was here too.  We had some great laughs as they experienced the culture and could not understand why no restaurants give you napkins, just a thin piece of tissue paper, why you don't tip, the slowness of being served, healthy pours of wine and obsession with eggs on everything.

Friday night on our way to a very authentic fish restaurant, we stumbled upon what would be best described as a Renaissance festival.  It was so bizarre, but so fun.  There were vendors lined along a street selling all sorts of random food, clothing items, jewelry, etc.  It was very random, but we had a blast tasting different sangria's, stewed pork (didn't bode well the next day for any of us), and even purchased some flower head attire late night.  We wrapped up their stay with a day downtown, drinking some vino and heading to Gaia to see the Port wine caves.

We had such a wonderful time with them here and are so thankful that they were able to make the trip over to see us!!  Thanks for the great memories!!

Love me some Kristi time…and red teeth :)

Andy was not fond of our photo session and refused to smile.  

Let's just say I might have lost my shoes at the restaurant and Heath might have "taken" the espresso cups…

Andy and Heath manning the grill.  Down in Matosinhos there is a famous street that is lined with the most authentic fish restaurants.  They literally prepare the fish out on their charcoal grills and serve it directly to your table.