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Just call me "Ice-cube"!
Our planned itinerary today had two stops: Belmonte and Viseu. Lucky for us, we decided on a detour and were directed to another which made for a wonderful day. We left Marvao around our usual 8ish to take full advantage of the "cool weather" - during the day it has been getting upwards of 40 degrees celsius. Our guide book suggested visiting …
Day 4- Evora, Castelo de Vide, Belmonte and Viseu
... over the tree-tops. Vehicle lights were switched on and sunglasses taken off as people made their way home on the busy road network. In the distance, I could see a big city. As we came closer, I could see a pretty line of flowers along the roadside, and flourishing vegetation forming a hedge-like row behind the flowers. A wooden sign had five carefully carved letters on its face saying 'Viseu'.
I punched the air in excitement; we were here!
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Il faut Viseu entre les 2 yeux
Vous reprendrez bien une portion de Nationale.
Euh non sans façon , je crois même qu'on va sortir.
Bruno a fait un burn sur une ligne blanche en voulant se débarrasser d'un furieux dans une berline noire, Alexandre a failli terminer comme jambon de pays entre deux tranches de camion et Xtof était tellement concentré pour sa survie qu'il n'a même pas vu les bataillons de putes ...
Portuguese Snow
... because it’s an island.
From Covilhã it’s a 20km drive to the highest point of the mountain. The whole way up there are beautiful things to see and amazing view points. There are giant boulders everywhere, lagoons, dams AND THE BEST PART: an old insane asylum that is being remodeled into a fancy resort! How horror movie does that sound?? Awesome.
The area reminds me of a higher-elevated Bend/Sun River Oregon. ...
Duoro Valley...wow!
... the level of the next terrace. The sides of the river valley are steeply sloped, and the grape growers have had many generations to build these terraces to maximize the output from the available land.
An infestation of the American insect philloxera hit the vineyards of the Duoro in the late 19th century, wiping out most of the grape vines. Many farmers couldn't wait for a solution to the infestation and were forced to sell ...