Ilhavo Hotel Aveiro

... plastic bottles around the edges. They were obviously expecting stormy weather. They left great heaps of rubbish all over the site.<br><br>We visited Aveiro the nearest town which lived up to its publicity we took the one photograph of their famous boats which was all the brochure had to offer.<br><br>We have become a novelty attraction as there are no other British around. After the activities of the weekend we moved on.<br><br>

... they were hardcore). Good thing we opted for the boogie boards because once in the water, the waves were massive and the undertow was insanely strong. Our hostel was amazing and the owner was chill and helped us map out some cool surf and kite spots along the coast.<br><br>http://picasaweb.google.c om/Jonny.D.Lawrence/20091007Aveiro?auth key=Gv1sRgCOOE_tn74bSSKA&amp;feat=direc tlink

... at his watch, then Bruce look at his watch, then Albert look at his watch etc. (you get the picture), and listening to some Portuguese swear words, we finally made it to the train station with 30 minutes to spare. In true Albert and Maria style, they came right onto the train with us, helped us find our seats, got our luggage stored, and our lunch set up. The boys, of course, asked why ...

There are only two days left for our trip. It seems that for half of it I am going to travel alone as my french friend needs to come back to write an exam. We didn't found any accomodation in Frankurt and in Rome so we are going probably to stay in a hostel (still working on it). Anyway we've been already lucky so we cannot be in a whole :) ________________________ Music: Elsa Soares - Mas que nada

... And boy, we are glad we did not miss it. The Igreja da Santissima Trindade (Church of the Holy Trinity) here could easily be compared to the Vatican in Rome. It was simply awesome with huge grounds in the front &amp; was lit up well. There was some Christmas ceremony going on inside.<br><br>Finally, we drove to Hotel Oslo in the University town of Coimbra. More than half ...

16 km kaugusel Coimbrast asuvad Conímbriga varemed, mis on vanimad nii hästi säilinud Rooma varemed Portugalis, ühtlasi nimetatakse seda ka National Monument. Varemete kohta saab ajaloo ja piltidega tutvuda ka muuseumis, kuid me saabusime sinna suhteliselt hilja ja jõudsime napilt ainult varemetes luusida. Kuigi Conímbrigat teatakse eekõige roomlaste tõttu, on tegelikult olemas ka andmeid, et seal tegutseti ...

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 ...

Portugali Veneetsia? Vähemalt nii seda kutsutakse, kuigi, olgem ausad, päris Veneetsia on ikka..Veneetsia :) Kuigi tõepoolest on seal mõni kanal, kuid see on ka ainuke paralleel Päris Kanalite linnaga. Aveiro oli vanasti üsna tähtis sadamalinn, kuid 1570ndatel kannatas ta suure tormi all, mis blokeeris jõesuudme, mistõttu laevad ei saanud enam ookeanini välja sõita. Järgmised ...

Bom dia! After a fairly long bus ride, we have finally made it to Portugal! We are staying in a predominantly working class town named Oporto, which is located right on the Atlantic Coast. Since we arrived late in the afternoon, we didn't have time to do much of anything. After we got settled into the hotel, the group of us took a nice stroll down to the waterfront. It was absolutely beautiful. Check out my gallery for the pictures. So before the trip even started, we were warned ...

... a friend, and on the bus we met two nursing students who live there. They were very friendly, took us to their house, fed us dinner, and gave us a place to sleep. <br><br>Now I'm in Coimbra, and I came here to see a forest. I should actually be going now to catch my bus. If this internet connection weren't so slow this letter would be longer. It took me a whole hour to read the 15 letters I had (50 minutes waiting, 10 minutes reading). More later