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- Hari 14
- Rabu, 02 November 2016 15.37
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Ketinggian: 974 ft
PortugalMonsaraz38°26’33” N 7°22’54” W
Castelo de Monsaraz Arena
2 November 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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- Hari 14
- Rabu, 02 November 2016 20.13
- 🌙 64 °F
- Ketinggian: 938 ft
- PortugalEvora38°34’16” N 7°54’52” W
another amazing dinner in Portugal
2 November 2016, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
This was our last dinner in Évora. Once again more food than we could finish.
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- Hari 15
- Kamis, 03 November 2016 07.08
- ☀️ 54 °F
- Ketinggian: 902 ft
- PortugalEvora38°34’8” N 7°54’48” W
last morning in Évora
3 November 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 onBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 15
- Kamis, 03 November 2016 12.46
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Ketinggian: 148 ft
- PortugalUniversity of Lisbon Botanical Garden38°43’11” N 9°8’51” W
Lisbon
3 November 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 aBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 15
- Kamis, 03 November 2016 14.02
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Ketinggian: 374 ft
- PortugalQueluz38°45’16” N 9°15’57” W
on the train to Sintra
3 November 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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- Hari 15
- Kamis, 03 November 2016 15.00
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Ketinggian: 669 ft
- PortugalSintra38°47’58” N 9°23’9” W
wandering Sintra
3 November 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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- Hari 15
- Kamis, 03 November 2016 18.40
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Ketinggian: 692 ft
- PortugalSintra38°47’58” N 9°23’7” W
Moorish Castle
3 November 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 theBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 16
- Jumat, 04 November 2016 08.42
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- PortugalBelém Tower38°41’30” N 9°12’54” W
morning in Lisbon
4 November 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 BelemBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 16
- Jumat, 04 November 2016 09.00
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Ketinggian: Permukaan laut
- PortugalMonument to the Discoveries38°41’36” N 9°12’18” W
next stop on Lisbon tour
4 November 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 PortugueseBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 16
- Jumat, 04 November 2016 09.45
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Ketinggian: 10 ft
- PortugalJardim do Ultramar38°41’48” N 9°12’12” W
pastry and church
4 November 2016, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
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- Hari 16
- Jumat, 04 November 2016 11.16
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Ketinggian: 13 ft
- PortugalJardim do Ultramar38°41’48” N 9°12’18” W
Al Fama district
4 November 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 cityBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 16
- Jumat, 04 November 2016 15.05
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Ketinggian: 184 ft
- PortugalJardim do Principe Real38°43’3” N 9°8’50” W
nap, laundry and wandering
4 November 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.
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- Hari 16
- Jumat, 04 November 2016 18.22
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Ketinggian: 69 ft
- PortugalLisbon Cathedral38°42’35” N 9°7’57” W
another Moorish castle at sunset
4 November 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 andBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 17
- Sabtu, 05 November 2016 13.00
- 🌧 61 °F
- Ketinggian: 16 ft
- PortugalCais do Sodré38°42’26” N 9°8’45” W
on our own in Lisbon
5 November 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.
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- Hari 17
- Sabtu, 05 November 2016 15.00
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Ketinggian: 13 ft
- PortugalCais do Sodré38°42’24” N 9°8’42” W
Coach Museum
5 November 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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- Hari 17
- Sabtu, 05 November 2016 21.25
- 🌙 55 °F
- Ketinggian: 102 ft
- PortugalUniversity of Lisbon Botanical Garden38°43’11” N 9°8’46” W
last dinner in Lisbon
5 November 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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- Hari 18
- Minggu, 06 November 2016 12.00
- ☀️ 57 °F
- Ketinggian: 295 ft
- PortugalUniversity of Coimbra40°12’26” N 8°25’35” W
leaving Lisbon
6 November 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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- Hari 18
- Minggu, 06 November 2016 18.00
- ☀️ 57 °F
- Ketinggian: 335 ft
- PortugalRibeira do Riboizial41°9’29” N 7°8’29” W
boarding the boat
6 November 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 weBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 19
- Senin, 07 November 2016 07.30
- ☀️ 59 °F
- Ketinggian: 299 ft
- PortugalRio Sabor41°10’37” N 7°6’51” W
Setting sail
7 November 2016, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
Early morning the boat set out and the scenery was just beautiful.
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- Hari 19
- Senin, 07 November 2016 10.00
- ☀️ 46 °F
- Ketinggian: 253 ft
- PortugalRibeiro de Temilobos41°8’30” N 7°42’12” W
Rabelo boat
7 November 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.
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- Senin, 07 November 2016 12.00
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Ketinggian: 587 ft
- PortugalRio Tedo41°9’48” N 7°37’42” W
winery tour
7 November 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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- Hari 20
- Selasa, 08 November 2016 08.30
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Ketinggian: 2.178 ft
SpanyolArroyo Grande40°59’12” N 6°33’27” W
first lock
8 November 2016, Spanyol ⋅ ⛅ 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 littleBaca selengkapnya
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- Selasa, 08 November 2016 10.00
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Ketinggian: 440 ft
- PortugalRibeira da Salgada41°8’12” N 7°6’54” W
second lock
8 November 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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- Hari 20
- Selasa, 08 November 2016 16.00
- ☀️ 46 °F
- Ketinggian: 2.602 ft
- PortugalFigueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipality40°52’36” N 6°57’54” W
castle on the hill
8 November 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 aBaca selengkapnya
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- Hari 21
- Rabu, 09 November 2016 08.00
- 🌬 48 °F
- Ketinggian: 2.559 ft
- SpanyolArroyo del Zurguén40°57’36” N 5°40’18” W
Salamanca, Spain
9 November 2016, Spanyol ⋅ 🌬 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 1218Baca selengkapnya