2024 Vacation

September - October 2024

Traveling to Portugal, Spain and France Read more

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United States
France
Portugal
Spain

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Beach, Bus, Car, Couple, Family, Hiking, Sightseeing, Train, Vacation, Wellness

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- Day 2
- Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 11:10 AM
- 🌬 17 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- Spain Finisterra 42.906844, -9.26500742°54’25” N 9°15’54” W
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Finnisterre
September 26, 2024 in Spain ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
We took bus tour to Finnisterre a d Muxia. Once on the bus, we realized that it was the first time in over 40 days that we rode in a vehicle. It was all walking...weird.

Saw some nice sights and got yo see the "end of the world " as the Romans called it.

It was a great day to end the Santiago portion of our trip. Ran into a couple from Brazil that we met on the first night on the camino. We had only seen them one other time, surreal.Read more
TravelerLooks like the weather cooperated for you!
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TravelerHas been nice to follow you along your journey!
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TravelerTerri, it did for the most part. In Muxia, we put our feet in the ocean just as the rain hit, soaked us before we could get back to the bus. The sun came out again as we headed ...go figure.
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- Day 3
- Friday, September 27, 2024 at 9:15 AM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 90 m
- Portugal Praça do Município 41.149008, -8.61275341°8’56” N 8°36’46” W
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Porto
September 27, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Porto was great! Easy to walk and friendly people. We used the hop on hop off bus system and saw parts of the city that were away from downtown. We also did a nighttime bus ride to see the city at night.

I've caught another bug of some sort, so we spentbour last day in the loft just relaxing and resting up. It was a rainy day anyway, so it worked out well.Read more
TravelerThese are all amazing and so glad you get to relax and enjoy it!
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TravelerPort tasting sounds dangerous🤣
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TravelerWhat a beautiful city! These pictures are really awesome. I really love the architecture—modern-ish combined with ancient. Very interesting and unique.
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- Day 3
- Friday, September 27, 2024 at 2:28 PM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 94 m
- Portugal Jardim Carrilho Videira 41.1499, -8.61920141°8’60” N 8°37’9” W
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Porto, Portugal
September 27, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We took a bus from Santiago to Porto today, about a 4-hour ride. Checked in to our little studio, then walked around downtown Porto.

Met our Brazilian friend Stefania and her fiance Fabio for dinner and had a nice time.

So far, it's been great here in Porto.Read more
Traveler Pretty fancy McDonalds!!!! Impressive.
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Traveler Gorgeous train station! Wow.
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TravelerBerta, we heard about the McDonald's so we went to check it out. Yeah, 2 story with all the fancy glass and decorations, it's a tourist stop for sure.
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- Day 8
- Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 10:09 AM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 202 m
- Portugal Largo Rainha Dona Amélia 38.798375, -9.38775638°47’54” N 9°23’16” W
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Sintra
October 2, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Tooknthevtrain from Pirto to Sintra, just outside of Lisbon . The weather was cloudy and drizzling. We checked in to our lodging and then went out exploring the town.

We toured a mansion and its grounds. The coolest feature was the Initiation Well, where Templars were initiated. I guess other pagan activities took place as well. At the bottom of the Well were various tunnels that exited at different spots on the property.

We walked through the mansion as well. We planned to visit the other palace in town but the weather wasn't cooperating so we chose to train back to Lisbon for the next part of our trip.Read more
Traveler Great picture.
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Traveler WOW!
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Traveler This is amazing.
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- Day 10
- Friday, October 4, 2024 at 8:24 AM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- Portugal Intendente 38.720426, -9.13531138°43’14” N 9°8’7” W
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Lisbon
October 4, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We arrived in Lisbon by taking a train,then the metro to our hotel. Met Andre at check-in. He was awesome with great advice about seeing the city due to a short stay , only two days. We walked around the downtown area, visiting the places he recommended. Lisbon is no joke with plenty of hills to climb. We choose not to ride the trolley cars up or down the hills.

The Time Out Market was pretty cool. It had food vendors selling everything from hot dogs to seafood and plenty of beer. Wine and cocktails. We had hot dogs since we've ended up craving them.

In the afternoon, we hit a happy our place for drinks. Ended up sitting by a couple from Bellingham, WA. Drank and visited with them for a couple of hours before heading back to the hotel. Stopped for dinner at a Ramen shop that was decorated fun and had acrobot bringing food to your table.Read more
Traveler Love the dimensions in this photo.
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TravelerVery cool photos. Time Out Market reminds me of Quincy Market in Boston, MA.
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- Day 10
- Friday, October 4, 2024 at 8:21 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- Portugal Intendente 38.720446, -9.13532438°43’14” N 9°8’7” W
Lisbon day 2
October 4, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Spent the day sightseeing around Lisbon. Visted the Tower of Belem, the monument to the discoveries, another food market, a church, and the castle.

We ubered, trammed, and walked our way through the city today. Tomorrow, we catch an early flight to Seville, back into spain!Read more
TravelerWhat an adventure
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- Day 11
- Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 8:53 AM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- Spain Iglesia de Santa Catalina 37.39373, -5.98874837°23’37” N 5°59’19” W
Seville
October 5, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Traveled to Seville via plane. Up at 230 am to catch a 630 am flight. It's made the day a long one.
We are renting a car to take day trips and then drive to Valencia in a few days.

So far, Seville hasn't disappointed. Visited the ruins of Italica (a filming spot for the Game of Thrones) and did a hop on bus tour to the palace and other sights.Read more
TravelerFabulous, I was there way back in the 70’s!
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TravelerThe palace and the mosaics are breathtaking. Also an amazing mix of ancient and modern. Amazing!
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- Day 12
- Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 11:42 PM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- Spain Cádiz Cathedral 36.529113, -6.29524736°31’45” N 6°17’43” W
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Day trip - 1 Cadiz
October 6, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Today, we took a day trip to Cadiz, about 1.5 hours out of Seville. It was foggy early, but the clouds gave way to the sun. Cadiz is a coastal city, and with the sun out, people hit the beach. Being Sunday, there were lots of families out and about.
The cathedral was cool looking, we didn't go in, but it definitely has the moorish architecture.

There were lots of cotton fields and olive orchards on the way to Cadiz. The villages seem to be more white washed colors in. This area than the other areas we've seen.

Tonight, we had drinks in the oldest bar in Seville and watched some sort of celebration in the street. There was a marching band and some guys carrying some sort of woman statue. We haven't figured out who she is yet.Read more
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TravelerBeautiful pictures.
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Traveler Look at that! How amazing and beautiful!
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- Day 13
- Monday, October 7, 2024 at 9:17 AM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 130 m
- Spain Templo Romano 37.884373, -4.77665137°53’4” N 4°46’36” W
Day trip -2
October 7, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Today's trip took us to Cordoba. It's east of Seville and has moorish styling like Seville. We had a little car tire issue that took some time to correct, so we lost some sightseeing time today. Cordoba is about 1.5 hours from Seville.

However, we did make it to the Alacazar, and it didn't disappoint. The place was huge and full of artifacts from centuries long ago.

On the way back to Seville, we stopped in a small town for lunch. I think we might have been the only outsiders in town that day. We got some funny looks.

We eventually made it back to Seville. We got ready for the evening, dinner, and a flamingo show.Read more
TravelerWow! What spectacular architecture! Wow!
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- Day 14
- Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 8:39 AM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 729 m
- Spain El Tajo Gorge 36.739542, -5.16613136°44’22” N 5°9’58” W
Day trip 4
October 8, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Today, we drove to Sentenil on our way to Ronda. Sentenil is a cool little town with parts built either into the side of the rock wall or on top of it. We wandered through the white washed buildings. Had lunch and then headed to Ronda.

In Ronda, we walked through a nice park that overlooked the valley. Found a hotel bar with views of the bullying while drinking a cocktail. Then, we walked around the city center with all the other tourists. The bridge across the gorge is a main attraction.

We first saw Ronda on the amazing race, so we wanted to come here. We planned on staying just one night, then head back to Seville for one night. We changed plans and are staying two nights in Ronda before driving to Valencia.Read more
TravelerCool looking place carved into the rock face.
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TravelerHey Sidney,
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TravelerYeah, there were houses and businesses built into the rock. Very interesting.
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