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Jour 14
mercredi 2 novembre 2016 à 15:37
☀️ 73 °F
Altitude: 974 p
Portugal Monsaraz 38.4424, -7.3816738°26’33” N 7°22’54” W
Castelo de Monsaraz Arena
2 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We biked all the way up the large hill and then climbed the castle wall. Beautiful view and I am so glad I had an e-bike.
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Jour 14
mercredi 2 novembre 2016 à 20:13
🌙 64 °F
Altitude: 938 p
Portugal Evora 38.57121, -7.9145638°34’16” N 7°54’52” W
another amazing dinner in Portugal
2 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
This was our last dinner in Évora. Once again more food than we could finish.
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Jour 15
jeudi 3 novembre 2016 à 07:08
☀️ 54 °F
Altitude: 902 p
Portugal Evora 38.56901, -7.9133838°34’8” N 7°54’48” W
last morning in Évora
3 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
It is all foggy and quite pretty. We were up and out and on the train to Lisbon by 9 am. We were both very sad to leave the Alentejo (this region of Portugal). It has been our favorite stop so far on this trip.En savoir plus
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Jour 15
jeudi 3 novembre 2016 à 12:46
⛅ 68 °F
Altitude: 148 p
Portugal University of Lisbon Botanical Garden 38.71974, -9.1474938°43’11” N 9°8’51” W
Lisbon
3 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Navigating the train and metro and walking in the city to get to our hotel with all our luggage (6 bottles of wine and a bunch of cork souvenirs including a small chair!) Was a tad difficult, but a fun adventure that adds spice to the trip.

Our room was ready, so we settled in before heading off for a little walk to a nearby laundromat (to see if they have a washing service - they do) and then to the train station to catch a train to Sintra.

Many of the buildings are completely covered with tile on the facade.En savoir plus
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Jour 15
jeudi 3 novembre 2016 à 14:02
⛅ 70 °F
Altitude: 374 p
Portugal Queluz 38.75443, -9.2658438°45’16” N 9°15’57” W
on the train to Sintra
3 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Greg and Rhonda will meet us there. They have been there a full day so they can play tour guide for us. They have picnic food and we have wine so we should make a great match.
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Jour 15
jeudi 3 novembre 2016 à 15:00
⛅ 70 °F
Altitude: 669 p
Portugal Sintra 38.79937, -9.3859238°47’58” N 9°23’9” W
wandering Sintra
3 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Sintra is a small tourist town not far from Lisbon. It was the home of the royal palace and so a lot of nobles also built vacation homes in the area.
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Jour 15
jeudi 3 novembre 2016 à 18:40
⛅ 64 °F
Altitude: 692 p
Portugal Sintra 38.79932, -9.3853938°47’58” N 9°23’7” W
Moorish Castle
3 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
We hiked all the way up to a semi-ruined castle that was originally built by Moors. There was a bus that would take us up, but of course we decided to challenge ourselves.

By the time we reached the very top of the castle, it was sunset, which means it got darker and darker on the long walk down the hill. But we made it safely in the end.

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Jour 16
vendredi 4 novembre 2016 à 08:42
⛅ 63 °F
Altitude: Niveau de la mer
Portugal Belém Tower 38.69167, -9.21538°41’30” N 9°12’54” W
morning in Lisbon
4 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
It is cool and rainy and a little foggy on our first morning. We are on a short bus tour of the city.

By the time we got to the first stop, the sun was starting to come out.

This was the Belem Tower. It was originally in the middle of the river, but the giant earthquake that Lisbon suffered in the 18th century changed the river course and now it is right on the river bank.En savoir plus
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Jour 16
vendredi 4 novembre 2016 à 09:00
⛅ 63 °F
Altitude: Niveau de la mer
Portugal Monument to the Discoveries 38.69333, -9.20538°41’36” N 9°12’18” W
next stop on Lisbon tour
4 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Next we went to a monument to the explorers of Portugal, but the building is under restoration so couldn't get a photo of it, but we learned a lot about all the people who helped build the Portuguese empireEn savoir plus
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Jour 16
vendredi 4 novembre 2016 à 09:45
⛅ 64 °F
Altitude: 10 p
Portugal Jardim do Ultramar 38.69667, -9.2033338°41’48” N 9°12’12” W
pastry and church
4 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Then we went and got a special pastry made only at this one shop in Lisbon. There is a very similar version sold everywhere else, but this one shop has the original recipe they bought from the monks who created it. They sell tens of thousands of these every day.

Then we stopped at this giant church built to care for the sailors coming in and out of the port of Lisbon.En savoir plus
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Jour 16
vendredi 4 novembre 2016 à 11:16
⛅ 68 °F
Altitude: 13 p
Portugal Jardim do Ultramar 38.69667, -9.20538°41’48” N 9°12’18” W
Al Fama district
4 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
The rain stopped just when we had to get off the bus again.

The Al Fama district is the old Moorish and Jewish quarter. It was built outside the city walls, on the bank of the river. As the city walls expanded, the district got squeezed smaller and smaller to the point where the buildings are so small, the second (and higher) stories extend out a little bit to grab every square inch of space that they can.En savoir plus
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Jour 16
vendredi 4 novembre 2016 à 15:05
⛅ 66 °F
Altitude: 184 p
Portugal Jardim do Principe Real 38.71757, -9.1472538°43’3” N 9°8’50” W
nap, laundry and wandering
4 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
I hadn't slept well the night before, so by the time we finished the bus tour, I was ready to crash. So we went back to the hotel and I took a brief nap.

Then it was time to drop off our laundry with this very nice French lady who did our washing and had it ready for us that evening

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Jour 16
vendredi 4 novembre 2016 à 18:22
⛅ 63 °F
Altitude: 69 p
Portugal Lisbon Cathedral 38.70986, -9.1325638°42’35” N 9°7’57” W
another Moorish castle at sunset
4 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
We decided to hike up to the Moorish castle that overlooks the city, but we got there just after they closed. Just as well. I found out the next day that the castle was destroyed in the earthquake and so this is actually a reproduction.

We did find an interesting church and an interesting street sign on the way down the hill.En savoir plus
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Jour 17
samedi 5 novembre 2016 à 13:00
🌧 61 °F
Altitude: 16 p
Portugal Cais do Sodré 38.70711, -9.1457638°42’26” N 9°8’45” W
on our own in Lisbon
5 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
This is the last day we are in our own on this tripv we tried to get up and out early, but by the time we got up, had breakfast, and left the hotel, it was past noon.

So we wandered off to explore the town. It started raining quite hard. We eventually made our way to a large indoor produce market and had a nice lunch at a restaurant upstairs. The giant food court in the market also was interesting to see.En savoir plus
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Jour 17
samedi 5 novembre 2016 à 15:00
⛅ 61 °F
Altitude: 13 p
Portugal Cais do Sodré 38.70667, -9.14538°42’24” N 9°8’42” W
Coach Museum
5 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Then we were off to a museum of horse drawn carriages. It was pretty cool, but not earth shattering or anything.
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Jour 17
samedi 5 novembre 2016 à 21:25
🌙 55 °F
Altitude: 102 p
Portugal University of Lisbon Botanical Garden 38.71966, -9.1460138°43’11” N 9°8’46” W
last dinner in Lisbon
5 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
We found a little place that was mostly full of locals and had one more authentic Portuguese meal with a great wine.
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Jour 18
dimanche 6 novembre 2016 à 12:00
☀️ 57 °F
Altitude: 295 p
Portugal University of Coimbra 40.20709, -8.4264940°12’26” N 8°25’35” W
leaving Lisbon
6 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
We boarded a bus and headed off north to board the boat. We stopped on our way at a university in Coimbra. It was built in the 1700s and is still a working university.
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Jour 18
dimanche 6 novembre 2016 à 18:00
☀️ 57 °F
Altitude: 335 p
Portugal Ribeira do Riboizial 41.15818, -7.1413741°9’29” N 7°8’29” W
boarding the boat
6 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
They had to move the boat from Porto to another port up river because we don't have as much daylight that they normally would to get to our next destination. The bus drivers got a little lost but we eventually arrived and had an easy time getting settled in.En savoir plus
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Jour 19
lundi 7 novembre 2016 à 07:30
☀️ 59 °F
Altitude: 299 p
Portugal Rio Sabor 41.17703, -7.1141641°10’37” N 7°6’51” W
Setting sail
7 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Early morning the boat set out and the scenery was just beautiful.
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Jour 19
lundi 7 novembre 2016 à 10:00
☀️ 46 °F
Altitude: 253 p
Portugal Ribeiro de Temilobos 41.14167, -7.7033341°8’30” N 7°42’12” W
Rabelo boat
7 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
We left the boat in the morning for a very short bus ride to bypass a lock and then we boarded a small rabelo boat of the kind that was traditionally used to bring the port wine to Porto.

We had about an hour on the boat to take us to the winery location.En savoir plus
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Jour 19
lundi 7 novembre 2016 à 12:00
⛅ 52 °F
Altitude: 587 p
Portugal Rio Tedo 41.16333, -7.6283341°9’48” N 7°37’42” W
winery tour
7 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
The winery was in a gorgeous location up on a hill and the scenery was just amazing.
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Jour 20
mardi 8 novembre 2016 à 08:30
⛅ 52 °F
Altitude: 2 178 p
Espagne Arroyo Grande 40.9868, -6.5574540°59’12” N 6°33’27” W
first lock
8 novembre 2016, Espagne ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
The next morning, I saw my first lock transition on this ship. The ship had actually done 3 so far that we missed, so this was exciting. We tried to watch from the upper deck, but there was so little clearance they had to send us one deck down.En savoir plus
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Jour 20
mardi 8 novembre 2016 à 10:00
⛅ 52 °F
Altitude: 440 p
Portugal Ribeira da Salgada 41.13667, -7.11541°8’12” N 7°6’54” W
second lock
8 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Just a couple hours later, we went through our second lock. This is the last one on our upstream journey
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Jour 20
mardi 8 novembre 2016 à 16:00
☀️ 46 °F
Altitude: 2 602 p
Portugal Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipality 40.87667, -6.96540°52’36” N 6°57’54” W
castle on the hill
8 novembre 2016, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
After a nap (I skipped lunch - sleep was more appealing) we boarded another bus for a short ride to medieval village on a hillside. The village still has a small number of inhabitants. Russell made a new friend.En savoir plus
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Jour 21
mercredi 9 novembre 2016 à 08:00
🌬 48 °F
Altitude: 2 559 p
Espagne Arroyo del Zurguén 40.96, -5.6716740°57’36” N 5°40’18” W
Salamanca, Spain
9 novembre 2016, Espagne ⋅ 🌬 48 °F
The boat is docked just over the border in Spain. This day we had to get up early for a two hour ride to the town of Salamanca, home of one of the oldest universities in Europe. It was opened in 1218 and is still operating.

The town itself also had some cool old sites.En savoir plus
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