Spain/Morocco/Portugal

London

Sat, 03 Nov 2018 18:00:00 +0000

Fly out tonight for home !

Journey End,

Sat, 03 Nov 2018 18:00:00 +0000

London, United Kingdom

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 09:00:00 +0000

London, United Kingdom

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:00:00 +0000

Raining all day today. Have decided to stay in until we go out tonight to see The Proclaimers.

London, United Kingdom

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 10:30:00 +0000

Went to Westfield Shopping Centre at Stratford which is about 3 train stops from Deirdre’s place. Huge centre line the size at Miranda...didn’t buy anything, though I did see some ankle boots that I may. We then met up with Perri, a friend of Deidre’s, at the local pub (Golden Fleece) for dinner. As it was also Halloween it was crowded, and with screaming kids too. So we ate, caught up with each other’s news and then called it a night.

London, United Kingdom

Tue, 30 Oct 2018 10:30:00 +0000

Travelled into the city to see some places I hadn’t seen for a while, and also to meet up with Deirdre for dinner.

London, United Kingdom

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 07:10:00 +0000

Departed early from the hotel to continue on to London. Both flights were delayed but at least I made it to Deirdre’s place before dark.

Lisbon, Portugal

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:10:00 +0000

Our farewell dinner. Always sad to say goodbye to people you enjoyed the company of for the tour. I’m sure I’ve made some great friends here.

Nazaré, Portugal

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 12:40:00 +0000

Stopped here for lunch. This beach has the largest recorded (towed) surf wave. The food was beautiful, I tried the octopus and potatoes again...yum. We then went down to the beach and the surf was definitely putting on a show for us, very wild and windy.

Alcobaça, Portugal

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 11:10:00 +0000

On our way to our lunch destination we stopped here to see the largest Cathedral in Portugal.

Óbidos, Portugal

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Wow ! Another beautiful village and castle...still a very windy today.

Sintra, Portugal

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:30:00 +0100

Visited this quaint medieval village and wandered the streets having a coffee..

Cascais, Portugal

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:20:00 +0100

Stopped at Cascais on our way to Sintra. Had the most amazing grilled octopus in olive oil and garlic for lunch. We then walked through a local market to “sample” the local food

The western most tip of Portugal and Europe!

Lisbon, Portugal

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 08:30:00 +0100

Went for a tour round some of the sites of Lisbon on a very very windy day ! We walked through the old part if Lisbon, and then went down by the water where it was even windier. From there we went to the Cathedral of Belém (Bethlehem) where Vasco da Gama lies.

Lisbon, Portugal

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:50:00 +0100

Arrived in the afternoon and went for a walk before going to the traditional Fado night and feed.

Évora, Portugal

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 09:00:00 +0100

Toyed round Évora this morning, visited the Temple of Diana and the Cathedral down the road. We also had lunch there before our drive towards Lisbon. Evora is well known for being one of the main places that produces cork.

Castelo de Vide, Portugal

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:00:00 +0100

Visited a castle of the Knights Templar which also later had a monastery/convent adjoined to it. A beautiful setting and well preserved.

Tomar, Portugal

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 15:50:00 +0100

Went for a walk through the town which lies at the base of a castle of the Knights Templar....looking forward to visiting it tomorrow.

Fátima, Portugal

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 14:30:00 +0100

In the afternoon we drove to Fátima. This sanctuary has millions of pilgrims from all over the world visit it each year. The fame is due to the apparitions of Our Lady of the Rosary that appeared to 3 shepherd children in 1917.

Coimbra, Portugal

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 09:30:00 +0100

This morning we drove south to Coimbra, the third largest city in Portugal, to visit the university of Coimbra, one of the oldest universities in Europe...more than 700 years old !

Oporto, Portugal

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 17:40:00 +0100

Arriving back at Oporto we went to the Livraria Lello book store which inspired the JK Rowling’s Harry Potter’s library in Hogwarts. We then went out to a nearby restaurant where I had clams (yummo), and then off to a bar for a coffee kraits before going back to our hotel. A full day !