Camino Portuguese, part 2
Tui is a lovely name for a town. It rolls off the tongue and sings, like the NZ bird of the same name, and I was expecting a pretty town. After crossing the bridge from Valença though the impression I got was of drab greyness. Unfortunately, this appears to be a town hit by the hard times in recent years, with many shop fronts closed, or vacant. It is quite a long walk up the hill into the centre of Tui, the old town. For a while it looked as if I was going to have accommodation issues again, as the Pensions seemed to be closed, but I found an albergue, new, that also had private rooms, booking 2 nights in an effort to give my foot a rest. The shopping precinct in Tui, in sun and cloud A residential street in Tui, looking towards the Rio Coura Tui Cathedral The Cathedral dominates the town, perched on