Hi All. We are currently in Porto in the north of Portugal after having landed in Madrid a week ago and started our bus tour.
The flight over was pretty gruelling, but we had a good break in the amazing Doha airport.
Madrid is big and touristy, but has some stunning buildings, both old and new. Porto is on the Douro River and the home of Port (the drink). All the streets and footpaths are handlaid cobblestones. Beautiful old buildings, many of them covered in hand painted tiles. Lots of tourists here! Tourism is Spain's biggest industry, followed by wine, then cork (yes cork). Bought a very reasonable bottle of Tempranillo at the supermarket for 1.5 euros, about $2.50 Oz, and that wasn't the cheapest one!
The people in the tour group are all quite normal (just like us). Phew!
Onto Lisbon today, then the south of Spain next week.
We have both had a bit of gastro which is always problematic on a bus, but all good now.
Hope everyone is well back home.
M&C xxBaca lagi
Wow - great photos! Those Romans got around - they peaked early and not done a lot since 🤷🏻♀️glad u r both feeling better. Was the wine any good ? They tend to b a lighter style don’t they? [Judith]
PengembaraHi Judith. The wines have been exceptionally good. Yes, the reds are a lighter style and usually served cold. Still looking forward to a Barossa shiraz when we get back tho!
PengembaraHi great to see your pictures and hear things are going well aside from the annoying gastro thing. The photos are great . Is that person carving meat off a cow leg?! Looks like blue skies - is it hot? All good here.
PengembaraHi Michele. Been so lucky with the weather up here.About 20 degrees and partly cloudy. Wouldn't want it any hotter given the uphill walks! We are about 800m above sea level, so cold nights!
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Wow - great photos! Those Romans got around - they peaked early and not done a lot since 🤷🏻♀️glad u r both feeling better. Was the wine any good ? They tend to b a lighter style don’t they? [Judith]
PengembaraHi Judith. The wines have been exceptionally good. Yes, the reds are a lighter style and usually served cold. Still looking forward to a Barossa shiraz when we get back tho!
PengembaraHi great to see your pictures and hear things are going well aside from the annoying gastro thing. The photos are great . Is that person carving meat off a cow leg?! Looks like blue skies - is it hot? All good here.
PengembaraHi Michele. Been so lucky with the weather up here.About 20 degrees and partly cloudy. Wouldn't want it any hotter given the uphill walks! We are about 800m above sea level, so cold nights!