Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas37°10’9” N 7°44’14” W
13 luglio 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
The cats and chickens sure had some character. They deserve their very own post!
Ophelia and Fatima (the chickens) would somehow squeeze through a small gap in their cage and we'd have to chase afterLeggi altro
Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas37°10’9” N 7°44’14” W
14 luglio 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
It was fun to explore the Quinta for other animals. There were some interesting bugs around, like a praying mantis, a snake, huge bees that were pollinating the passion fruit, a few types of spiders.Leggi altro
Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas37°10’9” N 7°44’14” W
26 luglio 2017, Ribeiro das Eiras Ruivas ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
In the time we had been at the Quinta, the vegetables had grown big. The water level in the river had dropped even lower but we felt like we had contributed a bit to this cool project. We got someLeggi altro
SpagnaSeville37°23’21” N 5°59’4” W
28 luglio 2017, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Our first stop of our Spain road trip was Seville. it is a beautiful, stately city with some impressive history and architecture.
Some of the highlights included:
• Street performers singing andLeggi altro
SpagnaCasa del Bailío37°53’17” N 4°46’46” W
29 luglio 2017, Spagna ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
Driving through the rolling hills of Spain's countryside we left Seville to go to Cordoba. On our way we spotted a impressive Moorish castle and watched a beautiful sunset from the hills overlookingLeggi altro
SpagnaCasa del Bailío37°53’17” N 4°46’46” W
30 luglio 2017, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows, and traveling has it's ups and downs too. Social media often skews our perception of reality because we only share the positives. So we want to share thisLeggi altro
SpagnaAnfiteatro de Italica37°26’38” N 6°2’48” W
1 agosto 2017, Spagna ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
In Seville we learned about the nearby Roman city of Italica. Only ruins were left but we were curious to explore its history.
It wasn't too exciting at first. We walked past crumbled houses andLeggi altro
SpagnaCadiz Railway Station36°31’37” N 6°17’19” W
2 agosto 2017, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Cadiz is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities, founded around 1104BC as "Gadir" by the Phoenicians. In their myths the founder was Melqart (aka Hercules).
When we arrived we were treated byLeggi altro
SpagnaArroyo de Juan Delgado37°11’25” N 6°54’30” W
3 agosto 2017, Spagna ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
525 years ago on this date (Aug 3, 1492), Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) set sail from Palos de Frontera (near Huelva) with three ships: the Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña. His goal was to tryLeggi altro
PortogalloRibeira da Laje38°40’39” N 9°18’37” W
4 agosto 2017, Portogallo ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Santuário de Cristo Rei (Christ the King) welcomed us to Lisbon as our train rolled into the city. And we couldn't think of a better welcome than the one given to us by our AirBnB host. Pedro and hisLeggi altro
