Portugal

[ Feb.2019 ] On our last day in Lisbon in Portugal, we headed for the Jerónimos Monastery, one of  the Unesco World Heritage sites which I had wanted to visit for some time. This monastery…

[ Feb.2019 ] When we arrived at Praça do Comércio in Lisbon in Portugal, wedecided to look for the Castella cake shop, which we had been before, so that we could have a rest. We walked…

On the day we had the private tour from Lisbon to Sintra in Portugal, we visited Cabo da Roca on the way back. Cabo da Roca is about 18km west of Sintra and it is…

[ Feb.2017 ] When we are not on an organised tour, our travelling plans sometimes go wrong. The Saturday we traveled from Tavira to Faro in Portugal was one of those days. First, we planned…

[ Feb.2017 ] After enjoying shopping in Tavira in Portugal, we continued walking in the town. Going towards Gilao River, we came to Praca da Repubulica. Apparently in the past they traded slaves here. The…

[ Feb.2017 ] On the first day in Tavira in Portugal, we went out for a walk after dark. We did not plan to, but we went to the good looking bar in the Pousada,…

[ Feb.2017 ] Before coming to Faro in Portugal, our colleague told us that there was a chapel made of bones there. I had no idea what it was like, but we decided to go…

[ Nov.2014 ] On the last day of our holiday in Portugal, we finally managed to get to the old university in Coimbra. It is broadly accepted that this university was founded on the 1…

[ Nov.2014 ] This is the view from the bus stop in Monsanto in Portugal. We saw this view for more than 40 minutes. That is because the 2 o’clock bus finally arrived at 2:25pm….