The Rome Marathon
We had tickets for an 11:00 tour of the Domus Aurea. As we begin our walk there we can hear music blasting and an announcer and we remember it’s the day of the Rome Marathon. Using Google maps to guide … Continue reading →
Aaaah Roma!
What a city! We are so very pleased to just be here and our location is fabulous, too. Walk to the market and see the ruins of ancient Rome just down the street—it’s a thrill: First order of business … Continue reading →
Travel Day
Really nothing much to say. It took us 14 hours, door to door, to get from Porto to our Rome apartment, Thanks to flight delays in both Porto and Lisbon we were very late. Oh well–that’s how it goes. We … Continue reading →
Museum Day
We rarely take public transportation but today we decided to do it to reach the Serralves museum which would have been over an hour walk. It’s a bit west of here and close to where the Douro river meets the … Continue reading →
Porto Tour
I should call it the million calorie tour, but who’s counting! We met Pedro, our charming, full of information (and so cute) tour guide for the day at 10:00. Of course, it was raining. But after a minute or two … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →