If all goes well, we should be crossing into Espanha (Spain) tomorrow. So, before I tell you about today, I thought I’d share my overall impressions of Portugal with you. The People: It always amazes that people everywhere share so many commonalities. We all laugh when we are amused and frown when we are sad. We all carry our babies in a similar manner and admonish our young children to watch as they cross the street. Teens tend to travel in packs and old people sit on benches bemoaning the state of the world. Having said that though, I will note that the Portuguese are a bit aloof; few wave spontaneously, but they try to be helpful when asked for directions. Most of the young people speak English passably well; many of the old do
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