Grande Hotel de Luso

Rua Dr Cid de Oliveira 86, Luso, Beiras, 3050-210, Portugal | 4 star hotel

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I did what tourists do: take a boat ride ;-)

A travel blog entry by isabelle134

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Yesterday in Coimbra, raining so much! I did go to "my" Mata do Choupal (you know, the natural reserve) but had to be creative to find places to hide when the rain was too heavy! There was some sunshine though, so, the day was ok, but still, I missed a weather like... today!

In the morning, train to Aveiro, interurbanos, so with a lot of stops, which allowed me to see a little bit of the country side! ...

Port never looked as good

A travel blog entry by vanderkansie

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... that restaurant and went to the one next door just to find the same couple there. They were Portuguese South Africans and were on vacation in Madeira. Mary and Gregg were friendly and we decided to have dinner together. With their help to translate I asked for the largest prawn (shrimp) they had. The waiter brought out a shrimp the size (about 10 inches long) of the plate. That was exactly what I wanted, for once I did not care about the price, which was a hefty ...

Music where you don't expect it

A travel blog entry by vanderkansie

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... before they take your order, and then the food appear when it does. There is no co-ordination to ensure that everybody is served at the same time. When a dish is ready they bring it out. Back to the rental car, we finally got a car that looked small from the outside but had an amazingly large trunk (Seat - Ibiza.)

Bennie won the prize for the first driving, and Johan had the pleasure of navigating. It did not take long before they gave up on the map, and ...

Once in a lifetime magic happens!

A travel blog entry by vanderkansie

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... not understand the words of the songs, but it was beautiful. We were joined at our table by another artist and ballet dancer, and she was almost in tears, saying the music was even more sad than her life. In Coimbra the Fado differs from Lisbon, since this a a student town, they sing about completing college and having to leave beautiful Coimbra, or about unanswered young love.

Leonel Auxilour artist friend brought us some of his drawings, which were ...

First class pig

A travel blog entry by vanderkansie

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... Inez, and he had her body exhumed. She sat on the throne with him, or rather her dressed up skeleton sat on the throne. The king must have been mad by then because forced people to kiss her bony hand.

The hotel is about 20 minutes walk from the old town, and naturally our fist visit when we got into town was a patisserie. This little shop had all the good and the bad, a meringue to size of your head, and a fruit cake that nightmares are ...

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This 4 star hotel is located on Rua Dr Cid de Oliveira 86, Luso.
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