Ola Oporto!
We woke up here in Porto to rain ao we took it easy (when do we not?) for the morning. At 9:00 there is a delivery of fresh rolls, 2 sweet and 4 plain white. What a treat with some … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Adventure 2018
Strike!
Travel day. Going from Lisbon to Porto on the train. We had a driver lined up to take us to the train station an hour before the train in case of traffic and/or dissorientation at the station. We arrive, in … Continue reading →
Our legs are sore but we’re all in
These hills are giving us a great work out! Today we started out going northeast towards another park. I was Easter mroning and there were’nt many people around until the late morning. We passed through the Rossio square full of … Continue reading →
Boa Páscoa (Happy Easter)
An urban hike was our plan for today. Simply, we walked, a little more than a mile, to a park on the west side of Lisbon call Jardim Estrela, Garden of the Star. The inner center is super crowded with … Continue reading →
Up and Down
Rain was predicted, and so we tried to get out early. We went back to the same coffee/pastry place and set off for the Sao Roque church (St. Rocco–he’s the one with the little dog). Our guide had told us … Continue reading →
Travel Exhilaration!
Today is the first day of the rest of our adventure and I couldn’t be happier. Our flight from Miami went very smoothly although the food on TAP, even in business class, was well, typical airline food–borderline edible. It was, … Continue reading →
practice makes…
It’s been a year and a half since I blogged at all. So this is a trial. Saturday we will drive to south Florida for some family time before flying from Miami to Lisbon on Wednesday. What better image to … Continue reading →