From Coimbra to Monsanto
Our second destination in Portugal was a small village called Monsanto. To get there, we got up early and took a taxi to Coimbra B station. Then, we took 8:01am Lisbon train and got off…
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The restaurant with good piglet meal
On the first night, we wanted to go to the restaurant listed in our guide book, but that one was fully booked.A woman there pointed ” That one is good” and it…
Very reasonably priced hotel
The first hotel we stayed in Coimbra in Portugal was three star Hotel Oslo which was very close to Coimbra A station.The exterior of the building was not particularly special, but the…
Barbershop
My husband often has his hair cut during our holiday. This time, too in Coimbra in Portugal, we went in a barbershop which looked rather old fashioned situated half way on the…
Surprised at the magnificent museum
When we went up the slopes in Coimbra in Portugal, the rain started. During this holiday, the weather was changeable all the time. We found a museum there, so we went in…
X’mas jumper
Until some years ago, the X’mas jumpers were one of the most embarrassing items. But last few years, jumpers with big Santa Claus, reindeer or snow flakes has been very popular. Apparently,…
Slopes in Coimbra
The old part of Coimbra in Portugal is on the hill next to Mondego river. It is the third largest city in the country after Lisbon and Oporto. Coimbra is famous as…
Portuguese people like cakes
The timing was not very good for eating when we arrived in Coimbra in Portugal.The hotel receptionist told us “No, nothing is open at this time, excepet that one”.So we went in…
From Oporto to Coimbra
Our destination this time were Coimbra and Monsanto in Portugal.We flew to Oporto and went from the airport to the train station called Campanha by 'Metro'.At the Metro station in the airport,…
