September 25th Breakfast at the apartment as we bid goodbye to our Porto AIRBNB … Today we are heading to Lisbon by train…a journey of some 3 hours, covering 313 kilometers: ……as usual we walk down to the Sao Bolhoa Metro and onwards to the Sao Bento Train Station > a straight forward ride; after…Continue Reading “Porto to Lisbon ….. and our first full day in Alfama”
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September 20- 23, 2017 Aside from our arrival day, the disaster day, and day trips we spent 3 days checking out various sights and enjoying a more languid visiting pace than in Britain. So what follows is more of a summary and collage of the sights and sounds of Porto… Porto is almost 900 years…Continue Reading “Porto ….. sights and sounds”
September 19, 2017 After a quick breakfast packed a day pack and optimistically set out to the Sau Bento train station bound for Espinho (a beach town some 45 minutes by train from Porto) > 7 Euros (10 Cad) return. …..why optimistically ???………because the fog was in and it was coolish, although the forecast called…Continue Reading “Porto ….. day trip to Espinho”
September 18, 2017 Looks like a nice morning … Annie made up some delicious scrambled eggs with presuntois ham (very similar to prosciutto, rather inexpensive) and some giant croissants > not airy and dry but lumpy, sweet, and deelicious!! In any event, we are taking a day trip, so once again we are on our…Continue Reading “Porto ….. day trip to Guimaraes”
September 17, 2017 Today is our last day in London, after packing up we take a last walkabout, and snap a few last pics… …..and then checkout and do some catch up on e-mails/ blog etc. >>>> you can stay at the Hub for a few hours ….nobody hassles you and you can even enjoy…Continue Reading “London to Porto …..our first full day in Porto”
September 16, 2017 The weather pundits are calling for a nice day but as we set off for the Tube to Paddington Train Station > note the CCTV camera > London is considered to be one of the most “watched over” cities in the world….. …it is cold and gloaming….no worries, we are optimistic that…Continue Reading “London …..Day Trip to Windsor Castle”
September 15, 2017 Decided on having breakie at the Hub (6 STG each) pretty decent and we loaded up for the day ahead. Overcast, cool but not bad, the plan is to take another ride on the Big Bus to see some of the districts we previously missed ………. ….what we have…Continue Reading “London …..More Hopping and Walking”
September 14, 2017 Good night’s rest and we grab some breakie items from Pret a Manger and enjoy them with the very good free coffee from the Hub…..the morning is cool, grey, but with promises of patchy sun….hmmm, where have we heard this before? Nevertheless, daypack and rain gear on, we head for the Big…Continue Reading “London …..Hopping on and Off”
September 13, 2017 The morning dawned sunny and cold, enjoyed our breakfast and chatted with our host, then marched down the hill to the train station crossing the Avon River for the last time: Arrived in Newmarket on schedule and by 14:30 were ensconced in our B&B…..quick turnover and out the door we go to…Continue Reading “Bath to Newmarket …..Gallops, Stud Tour & Onwards to London”
September 12, 2017 Cool but sunny morning, after breakfast got our stuff together for a day of touring Bath on our own….should be a relaxed day, as we have lots of time and the agenda is flexible….couple of pics of our room and breakfast room > The Belvoir was a pleasant place: We walk down…Continue Reading “Bath …..Touring the Town”