Portuguese Camino

August 2022

Daphne, Helen, Jackie and I set off to do the Portuguese Coastal Camino Read more

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- Aug 8, 2022
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 1,667 m
- South Africa Gauteng Ekurhuleni Kempton Park -26.109, 28.240626°6’32” S 28°14’26” E
Day 1
OR Tambo airport
August 8, 2022 in South Africa ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Traveler The airport was a nightmare and we had to queue for almost two hours to clear security and then the plane was delayed due to load shedding in the baggage area
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- Aug 9, 2022, 6:25am
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- United Arab Emirates Dubai AL Twar Second Dubai International Airport 25.252768, 55.36815525°15’10” N 55°22’5” E
Day 2
Dubai airport
August 9, 2022 in the United Arab Emirates ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
A screaming hurry to get to our flight to Lisbon as we were late. A quick wee and teeth brushed and we boarded for our 7 1/2 hour flight to Lisbon. Planes are burstingly full but Emirates is comfortableRead more
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- Aug 9, 2022, 5:00pm
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 47 m
- Portugal Lisbon District Socorro Intendente 38.722801, -9.144738°43’22” N 9°8’41” W
Day 2
Lisbon
August 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Lisbon we have arrived. We are staying in a fabulous apartment which is pretty central in Lisbon. Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 2.7 million people and it’s the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.

We did a snapshot walkabout and meal and retired to bed (not so early because at 10pm it was still light.Read more
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- Aug 10, 2022, 10:00am
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 84 m
- Portugal Lisbon District Socorro São Sebastião da Pedreira 38.735477, -9.15651738°44’8” N 9°9’23” W
Day 3
Lisbon Yellow Bus
August 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
What a fabulous day on the @yellowbus in Lisbon.

So many beautiful street sights, great restaurant and loads of fun
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- Aug 10, 2022, 10:47am
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 77 m
- Portugal Lisbon District Nossa Senhora de Fátima Sete Rios 38.7403, -9.166838°44’25” N 9°10’0” W
Day 3
Lisbon Tiles
August 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Tiles are a huge part of Portuguese history and come in many forms. They are made of ceramic and are painted and glazed to withstand weather and wear. They are a huge part of Portuguese culture and traditions. People who wanted to build their monuments with Portuguese tiles always tried to relate them to the building’s history.

The tiles were originally from Egypt, they were first brought to Portugal by the Arabs, in the 13th century at the time of their invasion.

most of the tiles you find, combine the colours white and blue (mainly).
The colours were considered very fashionable at the time of the Age of Discoveries (from the 15th to the 18th centuries).Read more
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- Aug 10, 2022, 11:12am
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 76 m
- Portugal Lisbon District Socorro Bairro Alto Largo do Rato 38.721672, -9.15650338°43’18” N 9°9’23” W
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Lisbon Aquaduct
August 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The"Aqueduct of the Free Waters"is a historic aqueduct in the city of Lisbon. Water was in scarce supply even for Lisbon's earliest inhabitants. The Tagus estuary bordering their settlement was too brackish to be potable due to tidal influx of seawater. People used to bath 3 times in their lives - at birth, before marriage and at death.

King John V decided to build an aqueduct to bring water from sources in the parish of Caneças, in the modern municipality of Odivelas. The project was paid for by a special sales tax on beef, olive oil, wine, and other products.

After delivering its first water in 1748, the aqueduct fed a whole new network of fountains built in the city simply by gravity.Read more
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- Aug 10, 2022, 12:00pm
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Portugal Lisbon District Belém Tower 38.698589, -9.1819738°41’55” N 9°10’55” W
Day 3
Tagus River
August 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The Tagus river was the initial factor that established Lisbon as a significant Roman port as the estuary provided protection from the ferocious Atlantic Ocean.

At the narrowest point of the mouth of the Tagus estuary the Ponte de 25th Abril suspension bridge connects the capital with the southern commuter distracts of Almada. The design is very similar to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.Read more
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- Aug 10, 2022, 2:00pm
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Portugal Lisbon District Santa Maria de Belém Ajuda Monument to the Discoveries 38.693668, -9.20617238°41’37” N 9°12’22” W
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Belem
August 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Belém is a laid-back area on the Tagus River, known for its seafood restaurants and houses decorated with colorful tiles. Among the area's shaded green lawns are historic landmarks that recall Portugal’s seafaring past, like the 16th-century Tower of Belém and the sail-shaped Discoveries Monument.Read more
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- Aug 11, 2022, 4:38pm
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 81 m
- Portugal Porto Santo Ildefonso Porto Mercado de São Sebastião 41.143608, -8.61053841°8’37” N 8°36’38” W
Day 4
Porto
August 11, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and its core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996, as "Historic Centre of Porto. Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. Its combined Celtic-Latin name, Portus Cale, has been referred to as the origin of the name Portugal, based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin.Read more
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- Aug 11, 2022, 5:38pm
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Portugal Porto Vila Nova de Gaia Sandeman 41.136545, -8.61473841°8’12” N 8°36’53” W
Day 4
Port from Porto
August 11, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
From the Quintas of the Douro Valley comes the fine sweetness of the world famous port wine. The oldest controlled wine-growing region in the world shines with a unique creation of world fame - and traditionally stamps the grapes by foot and music, just like hundreds of years ago. It was the British, Dutch and Germans who introduced port wine to the great stage of the wine world. But the dessert wine is typically Portuguese lust for life, between songs, sun and slate. Port wine is something special, whether Ruby, Tawny, White Port or Rosé.Read more
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