Estalagem Senhora da Rosa Ponta delgada

Can't believe it's over!!! We are leaving the Azores as i write this and it's been an amazing trip. Today we docked around 8 am and had our breakfast on our balcony. A beautiful, sunny day. Ventured out and walked about town with the sound of the church bells chiming everywhere...is this Sunday? Yes, it's hard to keep track of the days. Found a fabulous shop of local crafts that people around here make ...

... and lighting up the night like the vegas strip. people milling about, dressed in thier nice dresses and scarfing down beer and cigarettes. maybe i should convert, seems like quite the party being catholic! a few days ago in madiera we went on a whale and dolphin watching excursion. needless to say we saw none of either but it was a lovely boat trip along the coast anyway. at the bar on the boat there was a sign saying in many ...

... local wines, and try a few local cheeses too. And of course they were selling the wine, but it made no sense to buy any. The ship will not let you bring liquor on board for free. They will confiscate the wine and hold it til the end of the cruise, or they will charge you a $15 corkage fee per bottle if you insist on taking it to your cabin. Yesterday, we had a lazy day. We went to an art auction in the ...

On Sunday morning, April 12, I flew to São Miguel island in Azores, where I met Manuel Couto in the afternoon, in a small village called Lombinha da Maia. Finding this village was another case of struggling to get to a place. Azores is an archipelago of nice islands in the Atlantic. Azores is basically a fishing and farming community. Most of the construction is showing signs of aging, and the streets are extremely narrow; however the scenery and countryside ...

06-09/04/09 At Sea Temps Air 28 to 19°C Sea 27 to 20°C Oh what a difference, the weather is starting to change for the worse with winds increasing to force 5-6 and swells of 2-3m. Each day means a reduction in the temperature of approx. 2°C that might not seem much but trust me I can tell you it's significant, it's meant a sad return to trousers and tee shirts and I've no doubt it'll be jumpers and ...

Easy 24hr sail to Sao Miguel. The port of entry is Ponta Delgarda which is the largest city in the Azores group. The marina is recently built in conjunction with a cruise terminal and is starkly modern in comparison to the city. The town is a mixture of old and new with quite a bit of development going on. The old part has beautiful tiled paths and cobblestone streets with lots of little outdoor cafes ...

... se todos os dias, jurando amor e afeição mútua. Mas a Princesa tinha o destino marcado porque um Príncipe, herdeiro de outro reino, pretendia a sua mão. Havia, pois que suspender o devaneio com o pastor. Assim foi a Princesa proibida de se encontrar com ele, embora lhe consentissem uma despedida. Mas, ao encontrarem-se pela última vez, choraram ambos, tanto, tanto, que aos seus pés se formaram duas lagoas: - uma azul, feita das lágrimas ...

... his personality, was amazing. He invited us to coffee in the restaurant he owns in Maia... It was an amazing afternoon of shared stories and international hospitality... And now, we prepare for the next part of our adventure in Lisboa... but we cannot imagine anything more beautiful than the five days we have had here... And we want to come back!! Boa Viagem! -Jen, Tim, Katie and Ruth

... the surface keeps the subterranean waters around the lake boiling away... and cooking a "boiled dinner" the likes of which none of us had ever had before! Tim was especially happy, as this meant he had the chourico he has been craving! Aunt Ruth and Jen especially enjoyed the native island vegetables, inhame, pronounced "NYAMI," and Katie loved the potatoes. After leaving Tony's Restaurante and journeying through some of the least developed portions of the ...

... away. From the ferry I got on a train, which took me down through Wales, into England, and after a bus transfer, right to Heathrow. Once I got on the plane I would definitely have made a personal record in multiple forms of transport on one trip.
When I stepped off the bus, I was amazed to find that the evening air at the airport could best be described as balmy. I had a strange sense of having already arrived in the Azores, but in fact my flight wouldn't be leaving until ...