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Pastries (and other goodies!) in Portugal
Hi everybody! Portugal is one of the few western European countries that we hadn't visited so far, but all that changed when we took a 10 day trip there at the end of May. We flew into Lisbon and spent three days in Lisbon before heading to the fishing villages and (cold and windy) beach north of there. We then crossed the country diagonally to the …
Roman Ruins and a Chapel Filled with Bones
On our first day of vacation in Portugal, we drove to Evora for the Temple of Diana and the Chapel of Bones. Alex really likes Roman ruins, so we figured we'd check it out. It was really just some columns in the middle of a modern looking square, but it's cool to know how old it is and how long people have been living and building in Portugal.
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A Pledge in Évora
Evora was different from the other places we have been in Portugal so far. It had no ocean, or rivers, but is was completely surrounded by a medieval wall. Every single street is made of cobble stone, but they aren't littered with cigarettes as much as the bigger cities. Most of the buildings are white with yellow door and window trim. On most of the streets you can barely fit one car. Evora also has an ancient roman temple, walls, a bone chapel, a cathedral, an aqueduct, and ...
Monsaraz
... telling the truth about the climate away from the sea being perfect for grapes. After climbing a big hill (one we could see coming from a long way off), our bus dropped us off outside the walls of the medieval town of Monsaraz. And I do mean little. The population of Monsaraz is a little over 50 people. You can walk from one end to the other in about 5min. But in this case, good things come in small packages, because the whole place was like a postcard. Pure ...
In de bus. let wel! Wifi in de bus!
... daar sta je dan in de zon, bloedje heet naar te luisteren, en maar hopen dat die zon je niet zo opdroogt dat je ook in zo'n steen verandert. Er staan wel een paar stenen bij met een soort smiley face dus misschien is t ook nog wel een leuke ervaring. Anyway leuke! Italianen ontmoet op die toer en lunch gedaan met ze. Er zijn toch wel veel onconventionele mensen in de wereld die gewoon durven ...