Portugal 8 - Big, ugly, brutal and utilitarian , Elvas has left the building
September 22nd 2015 It was just a few hours drive in the blazing sunshine over the border into Portugal. We left the highly colourful soils and found yellow as far as the eye could see. Fields after fields. A few green trees livened up the scene but not by much. Some olive trees and the odd orange or lemon grove. We saw sheep and cows with enormous horns. Ugly things they were too. We were heading for Elvas. Parking
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