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9 journal entries.

  • Evora — Moving on to Portugal

    The plan for today was to catch the Madrid to Lisbon bus which stopped in Evora, Portugal. Unfortunately there was only one bus a day and when we went to buy our tickets they told us the bus was... read →

  • Lisboa — Welcome to Lisboa

    We started off the day with a nice breakfast provided by our pension which kept us full through the bus ride to Lisbon and then some. Since we took the express bus the ride only took us 2 hours which... read →

  • Sintra — Daytrip to Sintra

    Our plan for today was a visit to the hilltop town of Sintra. The town is about 45 minutes west of Lisbon via the train and was worth the trip. Pulling into the station we caught a glimpse of the... read →

  • Belem — Pasteis de nata=new addiction!!!

    The rain stopped this morning and made way for a sunny, but windy day. We planned on spending the day in the Belem district. There was a nice walkway along the river so we could enjoy the walk... read →

  • Lisbon — 50 year snowfall

    We woke up to pouring rain which confirmed it would be a museum day today. One of the great things about Portugal is most of the museums are free on Sundays. Once the rain turned to a sprinkle we hit... read →

  • Lisbon to Porto — Lisbon - Coimbra - Porto

    In Lisbon we asked three separate people which town should we visit on our way to Porto. All three said Coimbra, so we decided we would stop for one night in Coimbra. We caught the 10 am train and... read →

  • Porto — Porto Vinho

    Tina wasn't feeling well today so we kept it simple today. We started off by touring the free wine museum which was very educational. We learned about the history and development of the port wines... read →

  • Porto — Porto Vinho II

    After running errands, such as mailing postcards and buying bus tickets for tomorrow, we walked through the Palacio park which overlooks the Douro river. In the park there was a small castle which... read →

  • Porto to Salamanca — Back to Spain Once Again

    Today was just a long day on the bus, 6 1/2 hours total. The mountainous countryside of NE Portugal was beautiful. This changed into the flat plains and mucho toros as we arrived in Spain. One... read →