And so it begins
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When we booked our trip in Sept 2021, July 2022 seemed to very far away! Over the months we would get occasional updates and requests from Viking and slowly the time ticked down, we picked out shoreEn savoir plus
When we booked our trip in Sept 2021, July 2022 seemed to very far away! Over the months we would get occasional updates and requests from Viking and slowly the time ticked down, we picked out shoreEn savoir plus
We all made our way to YYZ. Cats were dropped off for cat-sitting and the dog was dropped off for boarding. The weather was good and we had given ourselves lots of arrival time at the airport to makeEn savoir plus
We’re not sure why but Viking booked us from Toronto to Philadelphia and then on to Lisbon. With no delays and none of the predicted weather impacts we arrived in Lisbon early in the morning of JulyEn savoir plus
Thursday morning we had our first excursion with Viking, seeing some of the sites around Lisbon including the Belem Tower and the Jeronimos Monastery. It was hot, very hot and we were very thankfulEn savoir plus
Today we left Lisbon behind and headed for Porto. A comfortable coach ride with a “technical stop” at the Portuguese version of an Onroute and a stop in Coimbra for a bit of sightseeing and whatEn savoir plus
We arrived in Porto (we were not actually docked in Porto but on the other side of the river in Vila Nova de Gaia – but that’s just basically a suburb of Porto 😉) and boarded our baby longship,En savoir plus
We set sail from Porto early in the morning and Kev and I managed to get up on the sundeck with our coffees to watch Porto go by. The Douro river valley is truly beautiful. The landscape changes asEn savoir plus
We sailed a bit further upstream this morning and then disembarked again to take an excursion to the Marialva Castle. We enjoyed a lovely “picnic” on a vine covered terrace before exploring theEn savoir plus
And off we went to Spain! It was a bit of a bus journey to get there but once there we toured the historic areas and were able to do some exploring of our own. So much history and so many churches andEn savoir plus
This was my favourite day! Fresh baked bread and what is now my favourite drink (although I may never get to have it at home!!) Favaois ❤️
We watched as Donatella made the famous four cornerEn savoir plus