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21 July 2019
Yesterday, we probably did more than what I had planned for. The idea was that we’d have a lazy day after the longhaul flight. So, this morning, we took it easy by lazing around all morning till a light lunch of burgers from nearby. Joe, the pousada’s proprietor, had suggested that we make a trip […]
20 July 2019
Our pousada served a good buffet breakfast of cold cuts, cheese, bread, fresh juices and awesome fruit. With the time change, we were eating at 0720 and out for a walk on the waterfront around 0900. We admired the beautiful sandy beaches and water but it seemed a bit cool and windy at this time […]
19 July 2019
Tram 28 We have a flight at 1635 to Salvador in Brazil. I wanted to take Greg on Tram 28 to go up the windy hills east of the old town centre. We hopped on just west of Praca Comercio around 0830. As it was still early, the tram was rather empty. I have had […]
18 July 2019
As if my body was adapting to Brazilian time beforehand, I woke later than normal around 0800 then just before 0900. We had a leisurely breakfast and then rushed to ready ourselves for the 1100 check-out. As part of our TAP Air Portugal ticket from Madrid (or London in Kim’s case) to Brazil, we had […]
17 July 2019
Quite unusually, I had a lazy morning. Kim and Greg went out to do their laundry at midday and it was around 1400 when they returned and we went out of lunch. We wandered across the Luis I Bridge to get better pictures of Ribeira as the light was contrary on our first afternoon. Continuing […]
16 July 2019
We had a leisurely start with breakfast of warm bread, cheese, tomatoes and fruit in the apartment. With a free walking tour booked for 1000, we didn’t have much time afterwards but had to walk uphill to the starting point near Clerigos Tower, which I learnt was the tallest building in Porto (surely not, perhaps […]
15 July 2019
Leaving Spain I walked to Atocha station a little before 0700 only to miss the bus to Madrid airport by seconds. That was the bus that I hadn’t counted on taking but it was running late. It was a short wait till the bus I had planned on taking at 0720. The good thing was […]
14 July 2019
On my last full day in Spain, I take a daytrip to Toledo, the historic capital of ancient Spain, or more correctly the Visigothic kingdom around the 7th Century. I had booked the fast train departing at 0850 and the return at 1725, at a highly discounted price. The journey was only 30 minutes each way […]
13 July 2019
Today I return to mainland Spain after my week of school in Tenerife. I took an early bus to Tenerife North airport, 30 minutes away, getting to the terminal around 0900. I settled into the lounge airside and had my own muesli with a few other bits. The location gave me a good view of […]
10 July 2019
After school today, I checked out the waters that had been beckoning me over the last few days. I had hesitated because the weather wasn’t exactly hot hot. I tested the waters in the sea nearby. With the black sand/rock the water wasn’t as cold as I had expected. But I thought I’d leave it […]