Our intiation to Portugal was definitely enhanced by the hospitality of our friends but now it was time to venture out on our own. After saying our farewells, we boarded the train in Pombal and headed north arriving a little over an hour later in the beautiful Porto train station. As is typical in old …
Category: Portugal
Lovely Lisbon
Lisbon is thriving port city that takes great pride in its history of fearless navigation and exploration to the outer unknown regions of the world in the 15th and 16th centuries. The dramatic monument to the early Portuguese explorers leans out over the waters edge and seems to portray the urgency and resolve of these …
Navigating Portugal
As we planned our excursion through northern Spain this August, It seemed appropriate to begin our trip from its southern neighbor because although tiny in size, it has an inpressive history of successful and innovative navigators and explorers. That, and the fact that our good friends opened their home and hearts to us inviting us …
Melanie A Crane 