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From Porto to Lisbon
... to visit.
Our main reason for stopping in Coimbra was to see the ruins of Conimbriga. It was a Roman city that was inhabited between the 9th century BC and the 7th century AD. So, a LONG time ago. It's amazing how much of it is preserved, and was a really cool visit. They had pictures of what the area used to look like with maps showing what everything is. It's a decent sized area and it was fun to walk ...
Musings on the religious experience eg. Fatima
... I always feel comforted when I see nuns or visit places where the religious experience for some is extreme, such as Fatima or Lourdes. This feeling of comfort stems from actually witnessing the enormity of belief. A belief which can lead some people to dedicate their lives to God - nuns, priests, monks etc. Or to build a huge sanctuary dedicated to Mary's apparition told by three shephard children. It's seeing pilgrims ...
A day in the sun.
After visiting the Monastery of Batalha (Constructed in fulfilment of a vow by King João to commemorate the victory over the Castilians at Aljubarrota (15 August 1385), the Dominican monastery of Batalha is one of the great masterpieces of Gothic art. The majority of the monumental complex dates from the reign of ...
Finally Fatima
... in english. After walking thought the plaza in the burning hot sun we made a visit to the souvenir shop. Something for our guest toilet of course. Now after Fatima, where I wanted to go, I had asked the others to plan where to next, a few days ago. Nobody had so we drove aimlessly ending up driving through the Parque Natural, back towards Baltaha where we have ended up quite happily in a little modern hotel with a view. Michel may have a cold so we might even stay an extra ...
Nazare
After leaving Ericeira we headed off to Nazare. Lovely fishing village. Not sure where the fishing boats were. It was so hot today, temperature at one stage was 38 degrees. After a ride in the acensora, a coffee and tarte de Nata we headed off to ...