Ibis Evora Évora
Quinta da Tapada, Urbanizacao da Muralha Évora, Alentejo, 7000-968, Portugal
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Day 3- Lisbon and Evora
... going back to work as the hire-car turned out of the driveway. We'd picked up the car; an Audi Q7 wagon, the day before so that we could be on our way to Evora as soon as possible. In Portugal, cars drive on the right, so my poor mother had a hard time adjusting and earned herself a few furious horn beeps from other drivers.
2 hours later, and our car pulled into the Monte da Serralheira hotel carpark. Well-kept flower ...
Moura
Enroute to Beja we stopped here to feed the kids a real lunch. The restaurant was a bit on the fancy side, mainly full of well-dressed middle aged women enjoying a good social hour...or two.
We tried traditional pork stew with garbanzo beans. The kids ate baked pullet and diced potatoes. They ...
Monsaraz
... the locals have made faux town people dressed in nativity period clothing and put them in the streets. My first thought was they are decoys to draw in the tourists just as a duck hunter would use fake ducks to attract real ones. The ones outside our hostel are riding a wagon pulled by a mule while just up the street three wisemen are riding life-sized camels. If the maniquins are not sitting or working some sort ...
Practically perfect in every way
... woman. Together they decided to buy and operate this hotel, and they had done an amazing job of hiring and training the staff to be absolutely perfect. Every need was anticipated and taken care of. After a great breakfast, we retrieved our car from its very tight quarters in the underground garage and headed to Lisbon so that we could fly on to Barcelona. Sadly we said goodbye to our friends and travel buddies Joan and Tom as we headed off to our next ...
Monday - Monsaraz and the long drive home
We packed up and left Lisbon early this morning after a great big breakfast buffet. On the way home we stopped in the historical town of Monsaraz for a tour and lunch. What views!! The drive to Ciudad Real was long, and we had to walk back to our house at 10:30 at night, but it was good to be home.
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