Tivoli Coimbra

<br>Arrived after a short uneventful journey. Campsite similar. Weather changeable.<br><br>Tourist sites do not always live up to the flowery language used in the brochures eg. "Musicological Nucleus of the Salt" turned out to be a Musee de Sel. We did not go.<br> <br>The local beauty spots, like every where else, that we did go to were covered with ingrained litter.<br>We are moving on tomorrow. <br>

We arrived without incident after a short and pleasant journey. Odd campsite mainly permanent encampments! Most of them looked like they had been there for many years. We were entertained by families arriving over the weekend to pack up for the winter. They cleared out all the rubbish that they had accumulated over the summer. They then covered their caravan.awning and covered area with tarpaulin and tied it down and put stones ...

... difficulty by buying electric clippers, and they are so easy to use that I've managed to keep him looking presentable, despite my famous lack of manual dexterity. My own hair problem is not so easily solved, so I tend to put off getting it cut as long as possible, until it looks a fright. It wasn't a problem in Spain because the high percentage of expat Brits meant it was easy to find an English ...

... enough just to fit a car.<br><br>We then drove back west to Alcobaca. The Cistercian Monastery of Santa Maria was closed, but beautiful enough from the outside. Even at Batalha the Monastery was closed but the square around, was beautiful for a short rest stop. Tired by then we thought of dropping Fatima, but decided to drive up, as it was not far from our ...

Wow... ville d une des plus vieilles universites au monde! En 1200 c etait prestigieux l universite! TOP 5 - Visite de Coimbra 1- L'universite qui date du 12 siecle et sa chapelle rempli d'azuelos (carreaux de ceramique assemble pour former une scene allegorique)!! 2- Superbe parc rempli de platanes bordant le rio ...

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 ...

... maailmas! Ülikool on jagatud 8 teaduskonnaks, kus õpib ca 22 000 tudengit. Tudengi tunneb ära selle järgi, et nad kannavad riiete peal musta ürpi/keepi, mille peale tavaliselt õmmeldakse erinevaid embleeme (nt teaduskonna oma), mille järgi saab õpilase kohta nii mõndagi teada, ilma, et oleks temaga vestelnud.<br><br>Ülikoolil on mitmeid erinevaid hooneid ja need kõik asuvad mäe otsas, kust saab imetleda vaateid linnale. Kõige tuntum ja ühtlasi ka traditsionaalsem koht on ...

... over 30,000 tomes in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. No Portuguese, English or French, if you please. After enjoying spectacular views of the city and the Mondego River, we descend by way of steep, winding cobblestone lanes, past the "old" cathedral (1064), down the "Rua das Quebra Costas", literally the Street of Broken Ribs (when it rains the worn cobbles get pretty slippery) and through Arco de Almedina, which was ...

We have become aware of many things during our time in Portugal, but there are two that really stand out (pardon the pun)! 1. It seems that every female from 13yrs plus has ginormous boobs!! Andy has dutifully pointed this out to me and I too am now astounded by the phenomenon. Every single girl, not kidding...massive. It is quite strange, but maybe has something to do with the diet because unfortunately most of the bottoms match the bosoms. 2. Another ...

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 ...