Everywhere we visited in Portugal had some cobbled streets with patterns or shapes in them and it was a feature that I particularly liked. The old town of Aveiro was no exception. Aveiro is also known as the Venice of Portugal and is crossed by a network of channels through which local boats meander. These colourful boats were originally used […]
We had just two full days in Porto and unfortunately it rained solidly for one of them. We decided to take a drive along the river that day as we’d read it was a scenic route, and then explore Porto on foot the other day. On the river day, I didn’t even get out of the car! I just shot […]
After exploring Lisbon, we set off to see other parts of Portugal, and here are some of my images from ancient towns. First of all was a day trip from Lisbon to Sintra to visit the park & national palace of Pena. Winding roads take you a long way up a hill and perched at the top is the colourful […]
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An easy and short flight from Bristol to Lisbon meant that I visited another country that was new to me, despite it being relatively close. I’d anticipated a couple of weeks of sunshine and warmth as the UK has had a pretty horrible couple of months weather wise which is typical for January and February. The day I left the […]
