Picking up or car was crazy easy. But then it took us a full HOUR to find our way to the road to Segovia. The Italians bombard you with highway signage. The Spanish offer almost none! Segovia’s aquaduct was beyond … Continue reading →
When we began planning this trip, one of the arrangements we needed to make was an extended car rental. We had very specific ideas about the kind of car we wanted. Dan wanted head room. As a long-term minivan driver, … Continue reading →
Still Sunday, still daylight. Still questing after fresh air. We left El Olivar and headed for Palacio Real. And like the Prado, it felt more like we were checking off something on our to-do list than anything else. Palacio Real … Continue reading →
Blackout shades & quiet room equal sleeping in. If a child hadn’t slamed the door across the hall and yelled at his sibling, we may have slept into the afternoon. As it was, we woke at 10:30; left the room … Continue reading →
After a lovely day enjoying Retiro, we headed back to our hotel to check in and shower away more than 24 hours worth of grunge. We were assigned room 529, overlooking a charming side street with several bars and night … Continue reading →
I realize that my blog has been jumping around instead of following the actual time-line of our travels. So, I’m starting over here. I’m pretending it is week one and I’m going to begin an account of our trip to … Continue reading →
While in Lisboa, one of our favorite things to do was lean on our windowsill with a glass of ice cold Vinho Verde and watch all the cool stuff happening in the Praca below. One day we look out to … Continue reading →
I spent the entire day today organizing photos from Spain & Portugal. More than 700 of them. Just organizing them, mind you. Not even rotating the ones that are supposed to be vertical! All I’ve done so far is put … Continue reading →
Like the old Mamas and Papas song, California Dreamin’, I wish I was in Lisboa. I admit, I’m not a city girl. I don’t like the frantic pace. I don’t like crowds of people pushing their way through a grey … Continue reading →
We are in Evora today. And were ‘hustled’ for lunch. Funny, story. We were looking for a place to eat and poked our heads into what looked like a typical bar with the restaurant in the back. It looked very … Continue reading →