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May 2017

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Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, Douro River cruise and a walk around Porto

2017-05-13
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 13, 2017
In: Porto, Portugal, Travel
With: 1 Comment

For our final day in Porto we had a few final things we wanted to do. These included Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, Rua de Miguel Bombarda, Ribeira and a Douro river cruise.Read More →

Porto

Porto’s Torre dos Clérigos, Praça da Liberdade, Cathedral, Estádio do Dragão and Boavista

2017-05-12
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 12, 2017
In: Porto, Portugal, Travel
With: 0 Comments

More rain was forecast for Porto today. But we wouldn’t let a little bad weather ruin our day. Today’s plan was to see Porto’s Torre dos Clérigos, Praça da Liberdade, Cathedral, Estádio do Dragão and the Boavista neighbourhood.Read More →

A day trip to Braga to see the cathedral, city centre and Roman ruins

2017-05-11
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 11, 2017
In: Braga, Portugal, Travel
With: 2 Comments

Braga is the third largest city in Portugal and it was our destination of choice for a day trip from Porto.Read More →

Porto

Visiting Porto’s historic Ribeira district, Palácio da Bolsa, Teleferico de Gaia and port tasting

2017-05-10
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 10, 2017
In: Porto, Portugal, Travel
With: 1 Comment

On our first day in Porto we decided to have a walk around to see some of the main attractions. And maybe even taste some port wine!Read More →

A day in Coimbra to see the miniature village, monastery and Jardim da Manga

2017-05-09
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 9, 2017
In: Portugal, Travel
With: 2 Comments

After a great day in Coimbra yesterday it was time to see what else this old university city had to offer.Read More →

Giant meringues and wandering the steep and narrow streets in the old university town of Coimbra

2017-05-08
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 8, 2017
In: Portugal, Travel
With: 1 Comment

Coimbra is Portugal’s famous old university town. And it was the next place for us to visit on our expedition.Read More →

Lisbon Parque das Nações

Exploring Lisbon’s Parque das Nações and tasting delicious food in Time Out Market

2017-05-07
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 7, 2017
In: Lisbon, Portugal, Travel
With: 1 Comment

Months of anticipation were finally over. It was time to start our Portuguese adventure and Lisbon was the first city on our list to visit.Read More →

Bristol

Finally visiting Bristol Harbour, M Shed, SS Great Britain and the Cathedral

2017-05-06
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 6, 2017
In: Bristol, Travel, United Kingdom
With: 1 Comment

Before flying out to Portugal we decided to take a look around the city of Bristol. I’ve never really visited the city properly. Even though I’ve flown from Bristol many times and watched Swansea City (normally lose) against both Rovers and City there.Read More →

Dubrovnik

Visiting historic Dubrovnik, Croatia’s magnificent walled town

2017-05-02
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: May 2, 2017
In: Croatia, Dubrovnik, Travel
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Dubrovnik had been on our list of places to visit for a number of years. So when we recently got married it was the destination that we decided on for our honeymoon.Read More →

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