Monthly Archives: October 2024

Porto

Posted on October 31, 2024 by If It Was Today

This is our first visit to Porto, but it isn’t the first time we tried. We had a lovely work + holiday trip fully booked for March/April 2020. I don’t need to tell you why that one didn’t work out. … Continue reading →

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Stepping it Up

Posted on October 30, 2024 by If It Was Today

If you are in the old town of Lisbon, there are a number of things that are ubiquitous. One is cobblestones in mosaic patterns on the roads and sidewalks. They are everywhere. Some patters are complex, some simple. Some are … Continue reading →

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Dry Run

Posted on October 29, 2024 by If It Was Today

After our aborted attempt to take the train to Toledo, we wanted to book our tickets to Porto well in advance, and in person. So first thing this morning (and by “first thing”, I mean 11:30 – we’re on vacation, … Continue reading →

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Correction

Posted on October 28, 2024 by If It Was Today

Today we flew from Madrid to Lisbon. The flight is just a little over an hour long, but it still managed to take up a full day. And we were both tired by the time we arrived at our hotel. … Continue reading →

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Madrid Flea Market

Posted on October 27, 2024 by If It Was Today

Technology is wonderful … except when it isn’t. We had been thinking of taking the train to Toledo today and decided to book tickets online. I downloaded the app, created an account, and then tried to book our tickets. What … Continue reading →

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No Particular Place To Go

Posted on October 26, 2024 by If It Was Today

We decided it was time to take it easy for a day. I was going to say we wanted to have a quiet day, but given the many people on the streets of Madrid, it wouldn’t be quite right to … Continue reading →

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Madrid – Day 3

Posted on October 25, 2024 by If It Was Today

Today was a museum day, and because we have very different tastes in museums, we decided to split up. But when we mapped out our routes, we discovered we were heading to the same general area, so we walked together. … Continue reading →

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Madrid – Day 2

Posted on October 24, 2024 by If It Was Today

We woke up this morning feeling … tired. Sadly, jet lag doesn’t get easier with practice – it just gets harder with age. We weren’t sure what we wanted to do, but we knew it couldn’t be anything too taxing. … Continue reading →

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Madrid

Posted on October 23, 2024 by If It Was Today

Yesterday was a travel day. Even when flying within Europe, travel seems to eat up the entire day, and that was the case here. Flying through Frankfurt is always a bit of an “adventure” but everything went smoothly and we … Continue reading →

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The Vikings

Posted on October 21, 2024 by If It Was Today

For our last day in Stockholm (for this year) we went to the Viking Museum. We learned that pretty much everything we hear about the Vikings in popular culture is wrong. Horned helmets? Not a chance. Two handed swords were … Continue reading →

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