Amerika SyarikatClark Park40°6’21” N 88°15’35” W
20 April 2019, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
It’s usually not much fun to get from Point A to Point B, especially not if the people who booked your ticket give you a 6 hour layover in Philadelphia! For these long travel days, I always try toBaca lagi
PortugalUniversity of Lisbon Botanical Garden38°43’14” N 9°8’51” W
21 April 2019, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
We’re staying in the central historic area, quite a change from the Marriott. Beautiful weather, lots of tourists, lots of great fish restaurants to choose from.
PortugalPraça da Alegria38°43’14” N 9°8’49” W
22 April 2019, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Lisbon sits on many hills, so there are lots of “miradouros” (scenic look-out plazas is my awkward translation). We decided to head for two located on hills near the castle— these are not theBaca lagi
PengembaraYou are one busy woman! San Juan with buddies and now back to Lisbon. On my way home now via Vigo and blabla car to Madrid as all the trains and buses to Madrid are completo. The Primitivo is my all time favorite. Write more when home. Un abrazo fuerte amiga
PortugalPraça da Alegria38°43’1” N 9°8’39” W
23 April 2019, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
First day of Introduction to US Property Law. 38 students, a mix of Portuguese, other Europeans, and a group from Macao (former colony, which is still governed by the19th century Portuguese CivilBaca lagi
PortugalCinemateca Portuguesa38°43’17” N 9°8’53” W
24 April 2019, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Second day of classes and tomorrow is another holiday. I met Joe at the Gulbenkian Museum after class- an obligatory stop every year.
Then a quick trip to the Corte Inglés supermarket where I gotBaca lagi
PortugalRibeiro de Covelinhas41°9’2” N 7°40’56” W
26 April 2019, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The day of the Carnation Revolution, 45 years ago. Not a shot was fired. The army officers, tired of fascism, I guess, went into the president and prime minister’s offices and said, it’s time toBaca lagi
PortugalRibeiro de Covelinhas41°9’3” N 7°40’56” W
26 April 2019, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We always take a weekend trip during our two week Lisbon stay. We haven’t been to the Douro Valley in a few years, and it seemed like a great time of year, so here we are. Class was over at 12:30,Baca lagi
PortugalRibeiro de Covelinhas41°9’7” N 7°40’41” W
27 April 2019, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Oh, wow, what a day. We made about a 75 km circle that took us up and down and around, to a neolithic hill fort in Sabrosa, to the Mateus estate (how can such a beautiful place produce such bad wine?!Baca lagi
PortugalUniversity of Lisbon Botanical Garden38°43’14” N 9°8’52” W
28 April 2019, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Our main objective of the day was to visit three romanesque churches, scattered in little villages around the Douro Valley. It made for spectacular driving to out of the way places. I will say,Baca lagi
PortugalUniversity of Lisbon Botanical Garden38°43’14” N 9°8’51” W
30 April 2019, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Our Lisbon life has settled into a routine. Up early, metro to class, metro home to fitness center in hotel, then a few hours in plazas around town.
With a meal in a good restaurant to top it offBaca lagi
PengembaraLaurie, Lisbon, lucky you! Such a great place to have a job. Enjoy. If my Primitivo gets too hard I’ll come and visit.
PengembaraGreat that you can continue this tradition! Greetings from Santiago. Un abrazo fuerte amiga