Historical Center Sintra
27 mars 2023, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 21 °CWe made it down the hill to Sintra.
We made it down the hill to Sintra.
Belém is the western most neighborhood of Lisbon. It is historically the starting point for for the world exploring journeys that the Portuguese sponsored. We had a very good lunch here after theLäs mer
It turned out that a tram broke down close to our stop. It stopped the rest of the trams from continuing, so we rode a bus that was the same number as the tram we planned to ride. We got the boot offLäs mer
On our way to Porto. Uber to the train station. Uber and a short walk to the local apartment.
The apartment is centrally located and we found we could walk most places we needed to.
The city Hall wasLäs mer
Close to our apartment is Sao Bento train station. Too bad it isn the one we arrived at or departed from.
This was a nice change from some of the more touristy places we have visited.
Coimbra has been an educational institution since around 1200. The university was originally a Royal Palace. The ancient library has around 60,000 books and is a current reference source for students.Läs mer