Blogs from Alentejo, Portugal, Europe - page 2

Realised now out of shock that Cathy was bitten twice, hip & lower ribs, me once, lower ribs. What an awful night. The dogs were barking all night & we were restless not just because of our sore wounds but reliving the nightmare of the attack. This could be a very sweary blog but I’ll resist...maybe I forgot to mention that whilst we were waiting in the hospital yesterday, a lady who had come in with her ancient mum started talking to me/us...we gestured that we didn’t understand. She took this as clue 1 to carry on. I became so fed up with her I got my phone out, switched on roaming data, typed into Google translate “ We have no scooby doo what you are saying, sorry” She read it, now in Portuguese, & took ... read more

So the long awaited trip had a less than promising start!! A trip to get Harvey weighed, started badly, we weighed some 40kg over, we are limited to 3.5t, and we weighed in less clothing but full of Fuel and water, a re-pack urgently needed, we made our way home to collect a rather large Chip from a passing lorry, a quick plead to Emma at Autoglass got us fixed within a couple of hours, the repacking took a little longer and what gave was the water, but more of that later!!!. A smooth sailing to Santander was our reward, as well a beautiful meal, and all very reasonable, aboard the Pont Aven. The following morning saw us sailing into a Sunny and surprisingly, more beautiful city of Santander than had been imagined. We had made ... read more

Geo: 38.1441, -7.44943Bom-Dia à tous,C'était bien agréable le camping. Un petit déjeuné sur la terrasse et nous allons à Évora pour un café. Puis nous allons a Arraiolos, voir le château, une vue super et un autre café avec petit gâteau à je ne sais quoi. Nous allons voir des mégalithes. Plus vieux que Stonehenge de 2000 ans. impressionnant compte tenue que c'est le plus vieux de la planète. Des graffitis historique, remarquable. Nous continuons notre périple à Monsaraz. Encore une fois un château mais sur le haut d'une montagne comme les autres mais cette fois c'est un minuscule village avec 3 rues et qui nous ramène à nos amours des murs de pierres, vue dans le nord du Portugal. Sans oublié que dans le centre du château un ar&... read more

Geo: 38.8455, -7.59168Bonjours à tous,Finalement nous avons super bien dormi tout les deux. On a visite aujourd'hui 3 châteaux . . . fort. On est devenue presque des constructeurs. Les comparaisons vont de bon train. A Elvas (Réjean ne cesse d'imiter Elvis Presley), Il a même 3 châteaux côte à côte uniquement dans cette région. Les points de vue sont toujours spectaculaire. C'est ce qui nous attire le plus souvent et bien sûre, les centaines de marches qu'il faut grimper. Plustard, nous avons visité un musée de café, intéressant et pour la dégustations on est arrivée en même temps qu'un autobus. Nous voici à Estremoz, une ville de marbre. Les trottoirs, le fort, les murs. C'est un peu normal puisque nous visitons une carrière de marbre &... read more

Geo: 38.571, -7.9096SkullduggeryDAY FIVEFriday, September 30, 2016After breakfast at the Ritz, we boarded our pretty "circus" bus and headed out of Lisbon, passing a few more famous sites, including the prison, the train station and some fascinating high rises along the water (Tagus River). We crossed over the Vasco da Gama Bridge, one of Europe's longest suspension bridges, and headed to Evora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Evora has 2,000 years of history.NOTE: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. First stop, the rather creepy Chapel of Bones in the 15th-century church of St. Francis. The chapel is decorated with thousands of skulls and... read more