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Portugal

cascais, lisbon

A day trip to Cascais and a Tagus River cruise

2017-09-25
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: September 25, 2017
In: Lisbon, Portugal, Travel
With: 1 Comment

After seeing most of what Lisbon had to offer we decided to take a day trip to the nearby town of Cascais.Read More →

lisbon park

Lisbon’s Marquês de Pombal, Parque Eduardo VII, Rossio and Baixa

2017-09-24
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: September 24, 2017
In: Lisbon, Portugal, Travel
With: 2 Comments

A busy day was in store for us in Lisbon as we set off to see a number of attractions such as Marquês de Pombal and Parque Eduardo VII. As well as the neighbourhoods of Rossio and Baixa.Read More →

Belem Tower

Visiting the famous Lisbon district of Belem

2017-09-23
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: September 23, 2017
In: Lisbon, Portugal, Travel
With: 2 Comments

A trip to Lisbon’s District of Belem was on today’s agenda to see the Jerónimos Monastery, Padrão do Descobrimento and Torre de Belem.Read More →

Largo das Portas do Sol

Returning to Lisbon for a trip on the tram and to admire Praça do Comercio

2017-09-22
By: ynysforgan_jack
On: September 22, 2017
In: Lisbon, Portugal, Travel
With: 3 Comments

After months of anticipation we made a triumphant return to Lisbon. This time with our friends to celebrate the good wife’s 30th birthday.Read More →

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 →

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