Vigo, Galiza, North of Spain, Dec. 2003. This is the only picture I could take with my digital camera from Vigo, a galician city one hour away from Oporto. The galicians are closer to the Portuguese in language and culture, although they were absorved by Spain centuries ago. 500 kms away from Lisbon, it looked like the north of Europe with its darker colours and colder temperature. We've only stayed there one night. The food is great, people are nice - and more like Spaniards to us, as they couldn't understand us when we spoke in Portuguese. We're planning to go back soon.