Heading down from Lisbon to the Algarve, we had a two night stop in a Unesco heritage town called Évora. Évora is a 14th century walled town most famous for the ruins of a Roman Temple (Temple of Diana) which was an interesting spot, but what we will remember most is the Chapel of Bones …
Continue reading golden sand, golden sun and dolphin day – holiday time in the algarve
What an enignmatic city Lisbon is! Situated at the mouth of the Tagus River, the estuary provides a glorious backdrop to the broad avenues of Rossio, with it’s grand station and cobbled squares, as well as to the windy tight alleys of the old town in Moorish Alfama. There is an unexpected mix of old …
Continue reading lisbon – what was, what is and what might be…..
and portugal and the uk and everywhere in between… falls mainly on the....well...mainly on us. We have decided on our new careers….drought breakers! Wherever we go at the moment – it seems to rain. Our last night in London was spent with rain pelting in Purley, the Bay of Biscay was blowing and blustery, we …
The Douro Valley, with it's dramatic scenery, steeply terraced schist vineyards and winding roads that follow the river was just gorgeous. We joined the river at Pinhão, driving down toward Porto, through Peso da Regua, Lamego (where we stayed the night) Ancede, leaving again at Santa Leocadia to cross over the mountains and to the …
For some reason that I am not sure of, Deane has decided to wear shorts and flip flops at all times. The locals (and Will and I) think he is quite mad as it is unseasonably cold....so cold that as we drove over the mountains from León we drove into a smattering of snow on the roadsides....then …
The Winding Road 