Oporto

A tuk-tuk tour here, too

[Dec. 2021] On the second day in Oporto, a town in northern Portugal, we booked a tuk-tuk tour around the town. This is the second time to have a tuk-tuk tour after Lisbon a few…

Oporto

Walking around town with hunger

[Dec. 2021] We left our luggage in the Airbnb in Oporto, a town in northern Portugal, and immediately went out to the town. Because we were hungry. As usual, my husband searched for a restaurant…

Sintra and vicinity

Kitsch taste of the Portuguese royal family

[Dec. 2021] The Sintra National Palace in the middle of the town of Sintra in Portugal was as eccentric as the Pena Palace on the mountain. For example, “Swan Room” (pictured on the cover), which…

Sintra and vicinity

The eccentric Pena Palace

[Dec. 2021] The Pena Palace on the mountaintop in the suburbs of Sintra, Portugal, is characterised by its flashy colours of red and yellow and its decorative appearance. The day we visited was supposed to…

Evora

Walk in Evora in the rain

[Dec. 2021] After having a satisfying lunch in Evora, a town in the Alentejo region of Portugal, we walked around the town. Due to the bad weather, to be honest, I wanted to go back,…

Evora

The beautiful bone chapel

[Dec. 2021] The weather of the day we went to Evora, a town in the Alentejo region of Portugal, was the worst during our holiday. We arrived at Evora station and were thinking of taking…

Cascais

The waves made us thoroughly refreshed

[Dec. 2021] After our Christmas lunch in the Portuguese seaside town of Cascais, the sky was a little brighter, so we took a walk around the town. Our restaurant was located in Citadel, which is…

Lisbon

Experiencing the Covid test in Lisbon

[Dec. 2021] In Portugal,  a new rule was announced that not only a vaccine certificate but also a negative certificate of the Covid-19 test was required to eat at a restaurant for 5 days around…

Lisbon

The barbers in Portugal make it side part.

[Dec. 2021] A tragedy occurred on the fourth day of our stay in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. The beginning of the day was decent. No, there was already a sign in the morning. My…