Hotel Turismo de Tabua Coimbra

... town’s population are students. Our room had a good view of the University on top of the hill. We wandered out by the riverside for the Indian restaurant only to find it closed. Back at the hotel, the owner & his girlfriend helped us prepare some soup & upma in the kitchen. After this great dinner & a long 500 km journey behind us, we retired to our bed.

... of Coimbra dates back to 1930 and is among Europe's oldest and most prestigious schools. It was truly a pleasure to walk its ancient halls every day and see its historic fountains ornamented with azulejos (famous porcelain tiles). Unfortunately I didn't make it to any of Coimbra's popular student festivals, Festa das Latas (The Tin Can Parade) that takes place in the beginning of scholar year and Queima ...

... folk. They told me about a student festival that was happening at the end of the week and next thing I know Ive booked a room for a whole week! It was really nice, was able to catch up on laundry, reading, writing, reorganzing my pack (left a couple pounds of clothes at the hostel, they would never be clean again!) and even saw a really bad American movie at the theater, Tempeste Tropical ...

... our mini bar fridge turned off and the giant ice cube mound that had been in the freezer section melted all over the floor causing a little flood situation. We tried to hide the flood by putting the Do Not Disturb sign on the doorknob only to be told that we would be moving rooms because the Portugese women´s basketball team would be renting out the entire floor and our room would be needed. New towels, hurray! We are staying around to wait to hear from the ladies with ...

... Top 5 architecture: <br><br>1- "Mansions" abandonnes (qui me rappellent le film "Under a Tuscan sun") <br><br>2- Banque de l'Esprit Saint couverte de ceramiques jaune avec relief!! <br><br>3- La superbe Quinta da Grimpa... <br><br>4- La Farmacie Art Deco de Mealhada <br><br>5- Maison du fleur de lysée <br><br>Et a ne pas manquer...notre pop quizz...

... keltide ajal. Roomlased seadsid ennast sisse 1. saj pKr, mil see kasvas ja õitses suureks linnaks. 3. saj olid elanikud ohustatud sissetungijate eest ning ehitasid enda kaitseks linnale kaitsvad müürid ümber. Kahjuks polnud see piisav sueevidele (germaani hõimude rühmale), kellel õnnestus 468.a vallutada linn. Kohalikud põgenesid Coimbrasse, säästes sellega Conímbrigat suuremast hävingust. Seetõttu võib ...

Coimbra (120 km Portost) asutati roomlaste poolt, seejärel linn kasvas ja arenes moorlaste käe all, peale neid elasid seal kristlased. 1145. a sai Coimbrast Portugali pealinn, kuid juba sajand hiljem otsustas Afonso III, et ta eelistab pealinnana näha Lissaboni.<br><br>Coimbra on eelkõige tuntud oma ülikooli poolest, mis 1290.a asutati (esimese ülikoolina Euroopas) küll Lissabonis, kuid 1537.a kolis Coimbrasse ja on seal tänaseni. Ülikool on üks vanimaid nii Euroopas kui üldse ...

... pilgrimage spot for romantics. The grounds are compact, but beautiful with couples wandering around between old stone arches, fountains, and bamboo of all things (see picture). From there we headed back into the old town once more. We headed to the grocery store to pick up a bottle of wine and dinner to enjoy on our massive balcony and watch the town light up before we packed it in and headed to Lisbon the next morning.

Hello...<br><br>I'm in Portugal now. Last I wrote was in Toledo, I think...I took a night train to Lisbon, where I stayed for one night. It's nice, as far as big cities go, but it's a big city. It's very diverse and the people are real laid back. <br><br>After that I went to Sintra, just west of Lisbon. It's a little town in the mountains. Lots of shade, green, and fresh air. I spent many more days there than I planned to. The first night I arrived ...

After what can only be decided as a disastrous week we're now all together. The unified team talk was pretty terrible as the other half of the team have had a great time which only heightens our disappointment. Some of the team seem to be levelling the bad week at me which is a bit harsh to say the least. Still, Coimbra seems a stunning place and there's plenty of other people from other nations here so I can just hang out with them and avoid the Brits. Wahey for the two Spanish beauties!