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Day 6- Porto and Fatima
... We were led to the storage room, a huge area the size of an aircraft hanger packed full with objects, roof-high shelves, huge boxes and glassy-eyed stuffed animals. We were able to see the items that were too old or too precious to be displayed anymore, or the strange and wonderful things that were too odd to be shown to the public. My favourite part of our tour was looking in the back room, full of mystery, stories and surprise.
We ate our breakfast ...
Fatima - the Miracle of the 20th Century
... early to mid part of the 20th century. The tombs of the three children have now been moved to the Basilica and flowers are offered to them each day.
We then went into the little town, which is now called Fatima, for a quick lunch before being collected by our bus. This visit was a highlight of this tour, as it is a site for many Catholic pilgrims. Fortunately, since it is winter and not the ...
EURO RAIL Adventure - Fatima
Lorraine and Bill departed Bordeaux, France on Monday morning, 31 October 2011 for Fatima, Portugal. We decided to fly. We rented a car in Lisbon then drove to Fatima which was only about 45 minutes. We checked into the Dom Goncalo Hotel & Spa, located directly in Fatima. What was intended to be only a ...
Found Paradise in Peniche!
... about finding a place to leave the motor home such that it will still be there on
our return after several days if we go traipsing off to Morocco without it. I suppose we could
pay for a few nights at a campground with security, but we're already out of sorts with
campgrounds after paying 20+ Euros for a site last night, thinking that it would be worth it for a
little security to catch up on our sleep the first ...
A walk on the wall
... of the western (higher) wall. It was a little perilous because we were so high above the town on a narrow medieval walkway. The town included narrow winding cobblestone streets, a collection of churches, and a royal castle which is now a hotel. The speciality of the town is a cherry liquour, so of course we had to stop to try some. ...

