Food
8 ноября 2024 г., Коста Рика ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Food. Cheap food is served in places called Sodas. It is cheap and cheerful. They have menus but it's irrelevant because the all serve Breakfast if the day, Lunch of the day, and dinner of the day! InЧитать далее
Trying to leave
8 ноября 2024 г., Коста Рика ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Went to try and book our ticket to next stop (Cahuit on the Caribbean coast). Should have been simple; bus to airport (no problem) and there should have been a connection bus to MEPE bus terminal.Читать далее
Rescate wildlife rescue centre
8 ноября 2024 г., Коста Рика ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Visited this place, well worth it. Tried out the local buses, £1:10 flat rate wherever they go!
Lots to see, claims not to be a zoo, but only houses abandoned or sick animals. Unfortunately some areЧитать далее
Alajuela City
8 ноября 2024 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This is where we are staying the capital is San Jose which is 15 Kms away although they sorta run into one another. It's low rise rambling sort of place. Not exactly a tourist hangout as there'sЧитать далее
Hotel gardens
7 ноября 2024 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Garden area of hotel. The second picture is a coffee bean tree
Hotel
7 ноября 2024 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Our hotel guest house is great and old 159 year old colonial house that's been converted. Got taxi here from airport (10 USD not bad for 2 o'clock in the morning). Of course he took us to the wrongЧитать далее
ARRIVED San Jose, Costa Rica
6 ноября 2024 г., Коста Рика ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Arrived!!!! Flight delayed by almost 4 hours and they had to request that the airport be kept open for 2 hours longer (normally closes at midnight) otherwise we wouldn't have gotten here today.
Heathrow
5 ноября 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Breakfast at Heathrow
Ibis hotel near Heathrow airport.
4 ноября 2024 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Hassel to the last
26 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
About to try and get our flight to UK. Yesterday arrived Porto took car back no problems, got courtesy bus to airport and having a beer but did not receive covid results. Back to hotel and they phonedЧитать далее
Getting ready
24 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We are winding down now, although 'being wound up' would be a better description! Thank you Boris! Been trying to book a day 8 test only as we already purchased the day 2 before we left. This hasЧитать далее
New house.
22 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
After 3 years of Portuguese red tape and local builders, a year delay because of covid in bring stuff from the UK Ricard final arrived from the UK with all their furniture, notable the bed. So after 3Читать далее
A local restsurant
22 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Went out for a meal at one of the nearby local restaurants, very good value for money. The first pic is my belly pork which with a dessert , coffee and 2 beers came to 9.50 euro. The second pic is ofЧитать далее
A day out in Coja
20 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Went for a lunch time drink to meet some friends in a old town called Coja. Typical village square with bars and cafes, but a bit quite now as a result of covid. Would normally be market day but thatЧитать далее
Rain and hail
19 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Wow what's going on? Had lots of rain over pasted few days but now hailstones! The white spots on the floor are hailstones
A Portuguese curry
18 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Had a curry for lunch. It was actually very good and if it were in England I would go there. Bit expensive by Portuguese standards at 45 euros for 3 including bottle of wine and beer but made a niceЧитать далее
Just a portugese village
17 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
While driving to town to go shopping we pasted this small village with some Roman remains. The arch, pillars and some of the road/square are Roman.
Also, the village still had the community clothesЧитать далее
Back in Ollie
16 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After our 4 day break in Tomar we are now back in Oliveira do Hospital. Actual we stay in a much smaller town called Travancia De Beria but you wouldn't find that on a map!
Got under 2 weeks left now,Читать далее
Ourem
15 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Yet another castle! Last one I promise! Actually closed for rebuilding works so I had to climb over barriers to get in, but this is Portugal, so no one minds. Another Templar construction.
Had aЧитать далее
Templar castle at Tomar
14 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
A bit out of sequence here. This is the Templar castle that adjoins the convent shown earlier. The castle now just consists of its walls the walk around them is free.
Amoural castle
12 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
A Templar castle built on the remains of a Roman fort. It resides on a small island and 4 euros gets you a return boat ride and enterance to the castle. The top part has been rebuilt with the originalЧитать далее
Covento de cristo
11 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
This is the convent that the viaduct was built for. High on the hill overlooking the town is this amazing place. Walled for defence and near the castle it is very large and ornate.
Tomar viaduct
11 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Amazing viaduct built in 1500 to bring water to the convent in Tamor. No one there you can walk alone the top of the viaduct if you want. I did see 1 girl doing that, must have a head for heights noЧитать далее
Tamor
10 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Tamor
10 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Had to move out of our accomodation for 4 days so we booked a place in Tamor. This is an historic city built by the Knights Templar. Lovely old part of town dominated by castle. Loads of restaurantsЧитать далее
F*** Boris , his unelected lab rats & Ea
8 июня 2021 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Well after an amazingly short 3 weeks Portugal is back on the Amber list! How is that even possible? They are playing games with people's lives, mental health, well being and finances. After the massЧитать далее
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Looks interesting. [David]