Tour?? And the unexpected!

We booked a city tour with two options: modern tour and historical tour. It started at 10 so we booked a breakfast at the hotel for 8:30. It was a very nice surprise! Lots of options but they also offered fried eggs and toast. Fancy breakfasts are a write off for me. My belly is so sensitive in the morning that any deviation can cause issues an hour later. But for Rod it’s a nice opportunity to try something more.

Once we finally got out the door to the tour, we were a few minutes behind. We weren’t sure how it worked but it started at 10. So we hopped in a taxi instead of trying to figure out the metro and got to the bus in plenty of time. However, I really needed to pee and since the tour buses ran every 15 minutes, we decided to head over to the public bathroom. Well that was more than disgust 🤢!!! So we went over to Starbucks.

While I was I the bathroom, someone knocked on the door. So when I came out I saw this woman standing and waiting at a bar seating area, I asked if she was waiting for the bathroom. She wasn’t but we got into a conversation that led to meeting her husband, to sitting outside Starbucks to visit, to going on the first tour, to lunch, then the second tour and even meeting up later to have dinner together!

Tour was from GetYourGuide for $26 each. So it wasn’t crazy waste of money but we won’t used this tour group again. The audio didn’t line up with the monuments and unless there was a red traffic light, it was a steady drive by. Going past buildings is one thing but you need a few moments to see a fountain /statue. They mentioned cathedrals but oops none in sight. There is an Arch they compare to the one in Paris, Arc de Triomphe, but it was on a second pass down that street that we actually saw it. Plus the numbers on the map didn’t match the tour audio. But!! We had a great visit with our new friends, the weather was nice and we saw the city!

Glen and Nereda are from a town near Brisbane. Same age as Rod with two girls 41 and 43. Married 45 years. We had such a great time!

For dinner? Octopus was the winner. Rod had cod and Nereda had pork. I had oxtail that I thoroughly enjoyed! Glen had the lobster that we all agreed was exceptional!

Another great day!

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