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Fantastic sight along the sea
[Jan. 2022] One Sunday in late January, we revisited Whitstable, a seaside town in southern England, taking the forecast at their word that the weather would be fine. However, the weather forecast was wrong, and…
Redeveloped area in pastel colour
[Jan. 2022] The next day, we returned to the capital Lisbon from Oporto in northern Portugal. Our stay in Portugal for more than two weeks was towards the end. I said goodbye to the city…
A very luxurious chamber of commerce
[Jan. 2022] From 4:00 pm that day, we visited the Bolsa Palace, one of the main tourist attractions in Oporto, Portugal. This is not a place that you can casually visit and see, but all…
A church which reminded me of ‘Silence’
[ Jan.2022 ] Shortly after we started staying in Oporto, Portugal, the person at the tourist information centre recommended us to see Church of San Francisco, saying this was “a must-see spot”. So we visited…
After all, it was McDonald’s
[Jan. 2022] In Oporto, Portugal, there is something called “the most beautiful McDonald’s in the world”. We learned about it during the tuk-tuk tour, but I wasn’t particularly interested. However, when we were peckish that…
A gorgeous cafe
[Jan. 2022] The next day in Oporto, Portugal, was a cloudy and cold day. On our way to the supermarket Pingo Doce, which we became familiar with during our stay in Portugal, we found the…
Fascinating port wine
[Jan. 2022] During our stay in Oporto, a town in northern Portugal, we went for a walk after it got dark a few times. Mostly to the bustling areas along the Douro River. The famous…
All the way to eat seafood
[Jan. 2022] We went to eat seafood to Matosinhos in the suburbs of Oporto, Portugal. Matosinhos is a seaside port town about 10 kilometers north of Oporto. At first, we were planning to go to…
