Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal
4 апреля 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
My “blog” so far is much more just a collection of photos, but I will try to get back to each footprint with some verbiage. It can be hard to keep up with living the experience and alsoЧитать далее
El Regaleira & Royal Palace of Sintra
4 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
ПутешественникVery cool pic love the castles. I could just see Bartholomew running around and enjoying himself with a few of his cousins that would’ve been a nice trip to go to with some of his Missouri cousins.
ПутешественникYes, it would be really cool to have Bart and his cousins explore these areas!
ПутешественникWas that supposed to be Jesus with a nightgown on or a dress?
ПутешественникThere was no explanation at all about the picture, it just looked like Trans Jesus. I guess we were supposed to figure it out ourselves.
Rabat, capitol city of Morocco
7 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Путешественникfinally got logged in on my computer; we've been following what we could see on my phone that didn't recognize password. Loving what we've seen so far! What an adventure
ПутешественникGlad you can follow along Susan. I am still getting around to posting much of the Morocco stuff, there was just so much!
Tangier & enroute to Chefchouen
8 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
ПутешественникActually, aunt Connie said that bird was digging into her arm, but she was still smiling!
Chefchaouen the Blue City
8 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
ПутешественникThank you, Marlies! We are certainly having a good time so far. 🥰
Great cat picture, so glad your trip is all you hoped for & more, like riding camels! [Susan Biard]
Moulay Idriss, Morocco
10 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Volubilis- Roman/Berber ruins in Morocco
11 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
We took a guided tour of Volubilis, an ancient Roman/Berber city in Morocco. Romans established it as an outpost on the fringes of their empire until they lost the area somewhere in the 200s. At itsЧитать далее
Fes Morocco
12 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ 🌬 75 °F
Fes is known as the cultural and religious capital of Morocco and it supposedly has a more Arabic feel than some of the more Berber surroundings. We saw several significant places there, including theЧитать далее
ПутешественникThey rolled them out then and then threw the pancake over the round ball, which is heated on the inside, I’m not sure what’s heating it
Marrakech: Medina & the Souk
13 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
Started in Fes this morning, had an early morning train to Marrakech, departed at 7:40 for seven hour train trip to Marrakesh. Roel and I shared a train compartment with Izzy and several MorrocanЧитать далее
Marrakech: Jardin Majorelle
14 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Today was our free day in Marrakech, with the new group meeting up tonight and starting tomorrow for our next destination. Yesterday Jon organized tickets for all of us to go to the garden which isЧитать далее
A night in the High Atlas mountains
15 апреля 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Last night, we said goodbye to 5 members of our group (Alana, Issy, Libby, Ruby and Qwinnetta) who were leaving after the first stage and welcomed 3 (Neville & Sandìa from Australia, & Tony fromЧитать далее
Ait Ben Haddou, Morocco
16 апреля 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
After leaving our village in the High Atlas mountains, Mohamad surprised us with a drop in visit to his family so we got to meet his parents and his sister and his wife. I’m not including a pictureЧитать далее
April 17 in Morocco
17 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
This was a very full day! We started just across the dry river bed from Ait Ben Haddou, and visited a well- established rug maker. Then we got back into the bus for a drive through the desert along anЧитать далее
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That’s a neat building for plays and are they producing movies there
ПутешественникIt’s a studio where they do produce movies, but I don’t think there was a movie being produced at the time we were there
Tamegroute and Surroundings
18 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We traveled in a small bus from the beautiful oasis town of Zamora to this location where we visited an ancient library, full of academic and religious texts, a Koranic school, and what is called anЧитать далее
ПутешественникWell, if you had to choose between Connie and me, which one do you think it is? 🤣🤣
Riding camels in the Sahara
18 апреля 2024 г., Марокко ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Camel riding in the Sahara Sand dunes was not exactly something I’ve always dreamed of doing, but it was still was beyond my expectations. It was really cool to be able to ride on these majesticЧитать далее
Amazing photo, and the dancing at the end of the day! Sounds like a perfect day [Nancy]
Salamanca +1st day on Camino Torres
26 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
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I heard the story of this astronaut on TV. did you ever heard of Erich von Däniken? His theory is that aliens visited us. This astronaut would be a hint for him. He would ignore the truth
ПутешественникIt was sculpted by Miguel Romero (a resident of Salamanca and not an extraterrestrial, as far as we know) in 1992 during a restoration that was carried out on the facade. Here's a link to read about it: https://shorturl.at/aCLW3
ПутешественникThat’s funny, Marlies, I think he probably HAS seen this photo and he’s already using it as proof for his wild theories. 😂 Of course, maybe aliens HAVE visited the Earth, but it doesn’t explain this particular astronaut. 😆
Second day on Camino Torres
27 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
Our second day of walking was pretty rough because the weather is very cold for this time of year and it rained and hailed most of the day. Also, there were blustery winds so we were pretty cold.Читать далее
Laurie ReynoldsI had snow today about 25 km outside of Ponferrada. Looks like the weather is changing here for us, for the better. Hope it is for you too.
ПутешественникWow, what weather we’re having! Certainly hoping that the snow and cold abates, but I have to admit today’s temperature wasn’t bad for walking!
Day 3 Camino Torres to San Muñoz
28 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
The day before had been very rainy, so we were warned to take the route for the wet season, which avoids walking through knee deep water for period of time. We were happy to do that!
After walkingЧитать далее
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That would be interesting; were you able to communicate with them?
ПутешественникA bit, the little boy spoke Spanish because he has been going to school, but his mother didn’t have many words. Very nice though.
Day 4 of Camino Torres to Alba de Yeltes
29 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Today was supposed to be a day of 24 km with zero population and the possibility of three water crossings, which we could have gotten very wet feet if we didn’t find the right ways to go around.Читать далее
Camino Torres to Cuidad Rodrigo
30 апреля 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Today was a short day for me, but Roel and Connie walked the entire stage. I had to quit after the first 8 km when we got to the village of Bocacara. We stopped there for some café con Leche, and theЧитать далее
Laurie ReynoldsHoping you are able to work some magic with that blister and continue walking. I love Ciudad Rodrigo. I remember leaving town in a heavy rain storm, I hope you have a better departure!
ПутешественникThank you,Laurie, yes we also are enjoying the city and wish we could stay an extra day!
To Gallegos de Argañon - Camino Torres
1 мая 2024 г., Испания ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Another cold day on this Camino and another day without any intermediary towns or villages, but we only had 17 km to walk today so it was not a big deal. My blister, well covered with moleskin,Читать далее
Camino Torres to Aldea del Obispo
2 мая 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
ПутешественникBeautiful wildflowers, but looks like very difficult walking. Love your photos.
ПутешественникYes, that day did have some pretty difficult walking, where there was no path through the high foliage. That’s unusual on the Camino.
Entering Portugal (Almeida)
3 мая 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F
Today was Roel‘s birthday, 74th!! Fortunately we were able to plan a short day because there was a town about 10 to 12 km away where we could go and therefore shorten tomorrow also since this is aЧитать далее
ПутешественникFeliz cumple, Roel! The perfect way to spend a birthday…on a Camino!!
ПутешественникRoel says thank you and yes, it’s a great way to spend a birthday!
Camino Torres day 9: to Pinhel
4 мая 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
This day for some reason we had thought was going to be 15 km but I had obviously written it down wrong, it turned into about 23 or 24 km. Roel got about 10 km in and wasn’t feeling too well so heЧитать далее
Camino Torres days 10 and 11
6 мая 2024 г., Португалия ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Day 10 was always planned to be an off day for us, because it was a stage of over 30 km that had no way to shorten it due to no intermediary lodging. We didn’t plan on taking the next day off also,Читать далее
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I really love the road with the blocks wrote that’s crazy about of labor work
ПутешественникYes, those are Portugal,’s famous cobblestone streets, they are quite attractive and a bit difficult to walk on. I’m not sure how much work they are to repair, but it does take quite a while to lay the streets down initially.
ПутешественникIt is hard to believe that there are so many places like that in this world and you guys are finding them all! So exciting and I’m happy for you
ПутешественникThis place really is like a Wonderland Nancy! And that’s before we went to Morocco, which has so many other scenes that look like a Wonderland straight out of Alibaba and the 40 thieves or Aladdin and his magic lamp!!