Explored the spring countryside just East of Plasencia. Highlights included the Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Yuste which Carlos V renovated in 1556. He retired to the Monastery of Yuste, afterもっと詳しく
Snow capped hills and intermittent hail/rain showers greeted us in this popular UNESCO World Heritage city. Our first stop after checking in at the Palacio de San Estaban (still an active convent) wasもっと詳しく
Started the day by sampling a torrija! (An extreme piece of French toast!) An audio app took us on a walking tour of the city sights which included beautiful sandstone buildings. Most of Salamanca’sもっと詳しく
Left Salamanca and headed into the wonderful Douro Valley. Our first stop, for a picnic lunch, was Ciudad Rodrigo (we perched on the walls of a former castle-now Parador).
Next we meandered throughもっと詳しく
A late start due to work and rain and navigation challenges made today “interesting”. Though we ended with a bang at a Game of Thrones-themed tapas bar called Endovelico (a great IPA on tap) andもっと詳しく
We bailed out of a 3-hour guided tour to explore the city on our own. The camera museum was somewhat disappointing - maybe the former prison venue had something to do with this?
Next we visited theもっと詳しく
At times Porto feels like an awkward adolescent unsure of its place in the world. You get a strong sense of striving to measure up or even outshine it’s more famous southern sister. Still gangly andもっと詳しく
During an unexpected private tour of the archaeological museum (in a former convent) in the lovely village of Guimarães, the archivist recommended we visit the ruins at Citãnia de Briteros. Sinceもっと詳しく
We had high hopes for the touted artesanal craft street in the walking district of this inland Galician town but were disappointed. Graffiti and a plethora of tattoo parlors hint at the lastingもっと詳しく