Monthly Archives: November 2024

Almost Home

Posted on November 12, 2024 by If It Was Today

We woke up early to have breakfast at the hotel and then walked over to the airport. Today involved a lot of time sitting, eating, and drinking, so it made sense to get as much exercise as we could. Once … Continue reading →

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A Not-so-manic Monday

Posted on November 11, 2024 by If It Was Today

Our trip is almost over – we fly home tomorrow morning. We didn’t want to worry about early morning traffic getting to the airport, so we booked an airport hotel for tonight, and as a result we had a quiet … Continue reading →

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Another Lazy Sunday

Posted on November 10, 2024 by If It Was Today

We had a plan. It was a good plan, but you know what they say. Even the best of plans never survive first contact with reality. We got away from our apartment early, at least by our standards. If you’re … Continue reading →

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Wall Art – Then and Now

Posted on November 9, 2024 by If It Was Today

It was another lovely day in Lisboa. We’ve had a lot of those. Portugal has a rich history of tile making and because of that, Lisboa has a National Tile Museum. Jan has long been interested in tiles and tile … Continue reading →

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Why Our Feet Are Sore

Posted on November 8, 2024 by If It Was Today

Our plan for today was to take the classic Tram 28 through Alfama and past the castle. We walked over to the starting point for the tram and discovered that even though in theory it runs every ten minutes, we … Continue reading →

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How Hard Can It Be?

Posted on November 7, 2024 by If It Was Today

Today we … went out for lunch. Perhaps I should explain. We spent the morning relaxing, enjoying our coffee, and investigating options for the afternoon. Jan suggested taking the tram out to Belem Tower, and I agreed it sounded interesting, … Continue reading →

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From Here to There, and Back Again

Posted on November 6, 2024 by If It Was Today

We took the train from Porto to Lisbon today, which adds trains to our list of modes of transport on this trip. Plane, automobile, bus, ferry, metro, and now, finally, train. I guess that means we will be going home … Continue reading →

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A Rainy Day in Porto

Posted on November 5, 2024 by If It Was Today

We’ve been very lucky with the weather on this trip. We have friends who flew into Madrid just after the recent rains, and we met another couple who managed to get out of Spain just before things went south and … Continue reading →

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Douro Valley Tour

Posted on November 4, 2024 by If It Was Today

We had to meet for our tour today at the ungodly hour of 7:40 AM. We were not amused … but then we discovered the reason for the early departure. The city of Porto has banned all tour buses from … Continue reading →

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A Weekend in Porto

Posted on November 3, 2024 by If It Was Today

It’s early November, but the weather has been fabulous, with temperatures in the low 20’s Celsius and beautiful clear blue skies. We had a slow start on Saturday because … we always have a slow start if at all possible. … Continue reading →

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