Symposium was over but Porto still had a lot to offer to all sketchers still around, so we gathered a small group of "wanderers" and "officials" and off we go to the Sé area, still unexplored by me at the time. Here, I made one of my best sketches to date, a stunning view to the city, standing on the edge of the square.
Everyone was already on the other side of the river and I had to catch up. Still, I've tried the feat of the week, a sketch from the top of the bridge! But my terrifying fear of heights prevented me from doing so as I was constantly feeling that I was about to fall down on the river...
Depois de um almoço (diga-se Francesinha + tinto) com montes de sketchers, fomos fazer um desenho rápido desde o mosteiro da Serra do Pilar para uma vista fantástica sobre o Porto...
After lunch (Francesinha + red wine) with lot's of sketchers, time for a quick sketch from the monastery at Serra do Pilar to a fantastic view of the city...
...and in a flash, it was time to go back to Torres Vedras. Time for a last minute relax with my family and friends, while sketching THE Porto landmark one more time. It was a fantastic symposium, my first and as an instructor nonetheless. I won't make it to Amsterdam due to my work but hope to return in 2020!




















