YUL. Montréal layover
10 kwietnia 2024, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Took the 9pm Amtrak Thruway Bus to Richmond, BC, after #sketchwaiting at Uwajimaya's
Talked with the border guard about his recommendation for Lisbon (big discoverers statue near water)
Stayed at Czytaj więcej
Martha & Tim's new home
11 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
7.5k👣 9Z
Sunny, 27° C
Watched Killers of the Flower Moon
Didn't sleep much on the plane afterwards
Navigated Customs just fine
Met up with M at Starbucks in International Arrivals and chatted Czytaj więcej
Walkabout town
12 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
20k👣19Z
Sunny, 26°C
Really, really good bread with butter and coffee for breakfast
Chat with Patrícia
Produce market
Lunch at Brazilian coffee shop w. pão de queijo
Coffee shop friend
Chill Czytaj więcej
Foz do Arelho boardwalk
13 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
7.6k👣
Foz (Pron. "Fozh") do Arelho, pt 1 of 2
13 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
7.6k👣 5Z
26°C, 10km breeze NW
Finally up and out after breakfast (M cooked up eggs and toast), with coffee, of course.
Took a Bolt to the beach (like an Uber or Lyft)
Walked along the cliffs on Czytaj więcej
Sketching at Foz, pt 2 of 2
13 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Lunched between the beach and the lagoon on the shady deck of a small place called 7a.
Tuna baguette and iced lemon tea.
M&T chilled while I got not 1 but 2 (TWO!) sketches in.
1: A tree - pine? fir?, Czytaj więcej
Caldas Sunday, pt 1 of 2
14 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
10.1k👣
26°C 🌞
Up at 9 to leave for church by 9:30. Got there by 10!!🏃➡️🏃➡️🏃➡️
Walked through the market again to pick up a few more fruits and veggies Czytaj więcej
Caldas Sunday, pt 2 of 2
14 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
The wander through the park included the weekly flea market, which was HUGE
Saw the Monica comics we're reading in Português class! 1€ each
Lunched in the cafe in the park (frango tosta com queijo) Czytaj więcej
Castle at Óbidos, pt 1 of 3
15 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
5.3k👣
18°C, sunny and breezy
Took a Bolt ride to Óbidos and wandered around the castle town.
Stopped in at the sardine shop (of course 😆).
Walked around the narrow, cobblestoned streets. So Czytaj więcej
Óbidos, pt 2 of 3
15 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Lunched near the plaça and sketched.
Toasted Martha with ginja (sour cherry liqueur) in small chocolate cups.
Had my first conversation in Português. New word: alma: soul.
Óbidos, pt 3 of 3
15 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
First conversation in Português with someone outside Martha & Tim's circle (my first "real" conversation ☺️)
Home by bus
Just in time for Drawing Is Free with Chloe Briggs on Zoom
Yummy fritatta Czytaj więcej
Chillaxing in Caldas
16 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
13.1k👣23Z 2❤️
Fish shop for tuna fillets. Tim went home with the fish; we went on to Crystal & Marcio's.
Bible study at Crystal's with tea and pineapple.
Plaça das Frutas for veggies and Czytaj więcej
Last day in Caldas da Rainha, pt1 of 2
17 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Slept in till 9:30. !!!
Sketched Patricia's patio from our veranda
Taxied to Mário Reis' house and studio
2 barky dogs and 1 nonchalant cat greeted us at the gate
Chatted all things ceramic
Martha Czytaj więcej
Caldas da Rainha to Lisbon, pt 2 of 2
17 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Bus on Rede Expresso to Sete Rios
Temps rose steadily, another 5°C
Couldn't get credit card authentication, so had to taxi at 3x the price 🫤
Anu met me at the door, and the staircase up is Czytaj więcej
Workshop at Goethe Institut, pt 1 of 5
18 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
11.2k👣 34Z 8❤️
23°C
Walk uphill !!! to meeting place
Café near Goethe Institut: pesto croissant with cheese and tomato with galão
Roosters and chickens in Campo de Mártires de Pátria Czytaj więcej
First day lunch, pt 2 of 5
18 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Lunch in the park restaurant (Italian): sea bass and limonada. Sooooo delicious.
Checked out statue of Sousa Martins, tuberculosis doctor who worked with the poor, and to whom are attributed many Czytaj więcej
First stop: A Ginjinha, pt 3 of 5
18 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Walk through Rossio and Chiado shopping areas
For €1.5 I got a shot of ginjinha and 4 (FOUR!!) cherries.
Toasted with Anu
Stopped in at Muji 無印
Stopped in at Pontes das Artes
Saw what I think Czytaj więcej
On the way to Time Out, pt 4 of 5
18 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Sketching & Dinner @ Time Out, pt 5 of 5
18 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Miradouro de Santa Catarina, pt 1
19 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
17.3k👣 115Z 16❤️
20°C, high clouds
Woke up 1 hr+ early, so got up and wrote Morning Pages
Walked with Christine to Miradouro de Santa Catarina
Arrived early so looked for a cafe
Found The Czytaj więcej
Veganapati for lunch, pt 2
19 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
An hour early for lunch with Pedro Loureiro, so we found this vegan restaurant (SEAsian?)
Anu & Christine shopped next door while we waited for our food
Pedro & Street Art, pt 3
19 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Street Art continued, pt 4
19 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
More Street Art
19 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Yet more street art, and the Food Temple
19 kwietnia 2024, Portugalia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

















































































































































































































































