Cost savings

I was on the other side of the river (Gaia, actually another city) the other night and was looking to the Porto side. I was thinking that something was different from two years ago when I was on the other side of the river by night as well. Back then the city of Porto was lit up beautifully, the castles and all the pretty old buildings. No longer! Now they are saving costs and the city is quite dark by nights. Sometimes the signs of recession catch you by a surprise.