Portugal vacation
May 30, 2017 at 09:54 AM
Actually this is our welcome to Portugal, friendly service and a room with a lovely view.
May 05, 2017 at 07:19 PM
Got a Portuguese SIM for my phone. $16 for 3GB. Compare $750 for 3GB with my Verizon plan. Sure wish iPhones supported having two SIM cards.
May 06, 2017 at 06:30 PM
Lisbon snaps from the first tourist day.
May 06, 2017 at 06:51 PM
Don't have room for two parallel funicular tracks with cable? Overlap them.
May 18, 2017 at 04:00 PM
Lisbon: for when you want both Cristo Redentor and the Golden Gate Bridge in the same city.
May 18, 2017 at 06:07 PM
Ken arranged for us a special night of music at the Clube de Fado in Lisbon. We sat right next to the musicians and it was magic.
May 11, 2017 at 06:37 PM
Misc Lisbon snaps. Tile, facades, cobblestones, fonts.
May 07, 2017 at 06:36 PM
I'm totally in love with the tiled walls in Lisbon (azulejo). bbc.com/travel/story/20140515-the-story-behind-lisbons-beauty
Also the cobblestone patterns. thebarefootnomad.com/europe/portuguese-pavement-lisbons-unique-street-tiles
May 06, 2017 at 06:56 PM
Tile museum 1
May 07, 2017 at 06:37 PM
Tile museum 2
May 07, 2017 at 06:39 PM
Tile museum 3
May 07, 2017 at 06:40 PM
Tile museum 4 (Khajiit has wares)
May 07, 2017 at 06:42 PM
As you can see, I'm really excited by the painted tile in Lisbon. Remarkable local art / craft. Excellent museum: museudoazulejo.pt
May 07, 2017 at 06:43 PM
I love the way I interact with cities mediated through my iPhone. Camera, maps, Wikipedia, texting, all on the hoof. Age of wonders.
May 18, 2017 at 04:27 PM
The Occidental Extreme of Continental Europe.
May 08, 2017 at 03:05 PM
Photos from the National Palace of Sintra.
May 08, 2017 at 05:09 PM
And some details of decorations at the National Palace of Sintra.
May 08, 2017 at 05:13 PM
Ken practicing his skill filetting a sole. In Ericeira, oceanside pick-your-fish grill joint. Super simple, fresh.
May 09, 2017 at 02:40 PM
The most distinctive Portugese food I've had so far is Farinheira: smoked sausage made from pork fat and flour. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farinheira
May 09, 2017 at 10:45 PM
No meat, just flour. It's like bread soaked in bacon fat. Or Thanksgiving turkey stuffing.
May 09, 2017 at 10:46 PM
Our hotel room for tonight. The view from the arrow slits is a bit restricted but it is expansive from the battlements.
May 09, 2017 at 06:00 PM
No room for a normal steep staircase? Cut the stairs on the diagonal and double them up. (Our hotel room).
May 11, 2017 at 10:12 AM
Some photos from the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha.
May 10, 2017 at 06:45 PM
Three Monasteries today: Alcabaça (Cistercian), Batalha (Dominican), and the Mosterio do Leitão (suckling pig). The last was a restaurant.
May 10, 2017 at 06:01 PM
A friend tells me these stairs are called "alternating tread" (many Google results). If it's not clear; it relies on left and right feet.
May 12, 2017 at 08:26 AM
Aveiro, a pretty little coastal harbour town with canals and tiled houses. Had a good hambuerger.
May 11, 2017 at 05:56 PM
More Aveiro tile.
May 11, 2017 at 05:58 PM
Guys, guys, Porto is magical. Really liking this town.
May 12, 2017 at 03:49 PM
A few shots from Oporto. So much to show trying to keep it to 4 photos.
May 12, 2017 at 07:34 PM
Ken and me in Portugal
June 26, 2017 at 11:33 AM
Tile from the cloister in the Cathedral of Porto (Sè). Starting to take these for granted!
May 12, 2017 at 03:22 PM
Porto from across the river.
May 13, 2017 at 03:36 PM
Portugese train car reserved for wheelchairs, prams, and surfboards. 🏄
May 12, 2017 at 11:29 AM
Enjoying a Francesinha at Cantina 35. A Porto hot sandwich, various meats with a beer sauce. Sort of burrito status. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesinha
May 12, 2017 at 01:58 PM
Derp, Cantina 32.
May 12, 2017 at 02:06 PM
And some street art in Oporto, mostly from Hazul.
May 12, 2017 at 07:37 PM
More Porto street art.
May 13, 2017 at 07:07 PM
That last piece is by Frederico Draw fredericodraw.com/AN-FI-TRI-AO
May 13, 2017 at 07:44 PM
Last Porto street art (NSFW)
May 13, 2017 at 11:15 PM
Many thanks to fabulous tourist guide writer @MinkaGuides for identifying the Porto penis street artist as GodMess. facebook.com/godmessbook
May 14, 2017 at 06:53 PM
Also some shots from Buçaco, a national park / palace / hotel / former convent.
May 14, 2017 at 05:43 PM
Hello from Coimbra, site of a university dating back to 1290. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbra
May 14, 2017 at 05:40 PM
At the University of Coimbra. Across the central square they paved the path between every pair of doors.
May 15, 2017 at 12:26 PM
Some tourist snaps of Coimbra. University, science museum, our Lady of the good death.
May 15, 2017 at 03:10 PM
Every Portuguese hotel I've been in has had perfectly working WiFi+Internet. The coffee makers in the rooms, not so much.
May 15, 2017 at 09:07 AM
Driving the A13 from Coimbra to Tomar. May be the best built highway we've ever seen. Long high bridges over valleys.
May 16, 2017 at 11:59 AM
Roman aqueduct, Templar fortress. Near Tomar.
May 16, 2017 at 12:54 PM
My mistake, the aqueduct is 17th century to go with the nearby convent. pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduto_dos_Pegões
May 16, 2017 at 02:24 PM
After visiting so many convents and monasteries I finally get to spend the night in one. Foreground (not my photo) conventodoespinheiro.com
May 16, 2017 at 06:23 PM
Some snaps from my lovely convent hotel in Evora. The chapel is amazing: blur marble to match blue tile. St Jerome is featured.
May 17, 2017 at 08:00 PM
And more photos from around Evora. The church of São Francisco is remarkably sumptuous.
May 17, 2017 at 08:03 PM
Beginning of the long day. With any luck I'll be home in ~17 hours. Folks still going to bed from the bars in the Bairro Alto.
May 19, 2017 at 04:53 AM
Boy Virgin Atlantic does not make it easy to connect to their flights. But I'm in the seat and this isn't United so I feel fairly secure.
May 19, 2017 at 12:00 PM
Glad to be back home. Portugal was great. A week in Lisbon + Porto highly recommended. Also enjoyed sites in smaller places, more to come.
May 20, 2017 at 03:16 AM