We’re putting a couple of days together, because we scheduled ourselves a purposeful down day. Thursday was a day of lazy breakfast, strolling the grounds of the lovely place we’re…
Call Me Flower If You Want To: Northern Ireland, Day 3
Our third day in Belfast dawned bright and sunny. Again. Funny thing about the weather here; it has been gorgeously sunny and 26ish and all the locals here have been…
Smiles Returning to our Faces: Aveiro, Day 2
Our second day in Aveiro could have gone a couple of different ways. There is a (purportedly) fantastic museum/shop dedicated to local ceramics manufacturing, a craft for which Lisa has…
“In Ancient Times”: London, Day 1
“In ancient times,hundreds of years before the dawn of history,lived an ancient race of people.The Druids. No one knows who they wereor what they were doing.But their legacy remains.Hewn into…
How London Came to Be: Day 0
By which we mean our trip to London, natch. When we were in the midst of planning for our move to Portugal, it could get hectic. Very, very hectic. To…
10 Hours in Florence: Day 4
11:30 AM Arrived in Florence from Naples. This is a late addition to the itinerary that Lisa came up with for John’s 50th. Originally we were going to spend 5…
Thousands and Thousands of Words: Day 2
All joking aside, Pompeii is a magnificent place to spend serious time. On this visit, we went twice . . . and will return (several times) again. If you plan…
That’s Not Our Mountain: Day 1
In the Pacific Northwest of the United States where we used to live, people often refer to Mount Tahoma (or Mount Rainier, if you simply must) as “the Mountain.” It’s…
You can’t spell “useful” without S E F!
I mean, on what other blog are you going to receive such useful (ha-HA!) advice? Yes, sometimes the titles are sweaty, but this is this week’s topic: the Serviço de…
On the Road Again
We’ve nibbled around this subject here and there, but the story of our housing situation here in Braga has taken a turn and we just, like this moment, finished moving…
