Tag Archives: Portugal

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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Slow and Easy

Posted on November 1, 2024 by If It Was Today

… just the way we like it. We settled into our apartment yesterday, and today we decided to take it slow and just get a feel for the city … after a quiet morning with a latte from the local … Continue reading →

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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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