Solar Dos Carvalhos Nazare

We arrived to the sound of the fog horn blasting through the gloom. Having set up we explored along the coast from the campsite. Even with very poor visibility, about twenty yards, it was clear that this part of the coast was something special. Although there was no mention of it in guide books it is a landscape of eroded limestone pavements, stacks, caves and archways towering a 100 feet above the ...

... who appeared in 1916. Lúcia described her vision of Mary as "more brilliant than the sun, shedding rays of light clearer and stronger than a crystal glass filled with the most sparkling water and pierced by the burning rays of the sun."<br>To read more please click here:<br>http://www.sacred-destinations .com/portugal/fatima-shrine-of-our-lady -of-fatima<br>

... s way too salty.<br><br>Before we left the restaurant, several Sicilians tourists wanna take pictures with us. They didn't speak any English... and I was trying to ask "di dove sei".... well they didn't reply either. Anyway, after some confusion we found that they were from Sicily and we took pictures together. One old man said "Buon Viaggio" to us. Before I left, I said "Ciao Ciao, Buon Viaggio!" <br>

... pictures, and headed to the souvenir shops for some shopping. I bought a few things, including... chicken? OH right, we are in Portugal!<br><br>So this castle was King Afonso's gift to his wife. <br><br>It was a little disappointing to not getta see much here.. beside shopping for souvenirs...<br>

Long day as you can see..................<br><br>Scenery greener................many hills with twists and turns........but I got there without puking,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,<br><br>Lit a candle for my family in Fatima...................hope it helps all!!!<br><br>Did I mention Bono is on ...

... 8211; Obidos being the highlight. Obidos is an incredibly well preserved medieval walled village full of character. Definitely worth a visit if you&#8217;re in the area.<br><br>And while Lisbon was one of the nicest surprises of our travels yet, the enjoyment from the rest and relaxation along the coast was not far behind. Yes, even I was able to sit and enjoy the sun and quiet.<br><br>For more photos check out Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086162@N 04/sets/72157621594823972/ <br>

... etc. After roaming about for a good hour, we came back to the hotel to pick up our luggage.<br><br>On the way to Nazare, we saw signboards of Figueira da Foz so we drove that way to have a look. It was a lovely beach town &amp; a bustling port. Instead of taking the Motorway, we drove on the internal road to Nazare. We were overjoyed on reaching Albergaria Mar Bravo, our hotel. It was on the ...

... a 16th century, Portugese poet and he performs down at the boardwalk for wealthy European holiday makers in the hope that they will drop a few Euros in his hat. A living statue is a street performer who paints his whole body including clothing and stands still pretending to be a statue then surprises people by moving when they come near. Nice guy but unfortunately not a carnival person but a son of a carnie. For a moment we consider painting ourselves up as psychedelic ...

... and hard.  Weºre learning to pay more attention to our belongings - Iºve managed to leave my eyeglasses at the last internet cafe and we forgot our coats on the bus at Nazare - thank goodness the Portuguese are honest and helpful as we were able to recover everything in a timely manner. Well weºre going to insert some photoºs and sign off.  Weºll try to update every 2-3 days as time and location permits. Special hello to both our momºs :)       

... but it´s only been us and her so far, oh and her love bird. We are a 10 minute walk from the beach and we are close to the grocery store. She doesn´t speak much English and we speak zero Portuguese so we don´t talk much. The first day we were here it rained in the morning but by the afternoon it was nice enough to go lay on the beach so that´s what we did. The waves are huge here so we didn´t go in the water, although that day there was a ...