Lisboa

Each day has a list of places we visited and hundreds of pictures, so I’ve listed the places and I’ll just pick a few pictures from each day for the video. (Hopefully keeping them interesting) 

I thought I’d do the Lisbon video’s with music composed by Ennio Morricone. (Guess the movie the music was used in) He’s been the composer on 533 movies so far, so best of luck!

Day 1 (Wednesday) 15th May

On day 1 we went to:

• Time Out Market Lisboa
• Antigua Doca Seca da Ribera Das Naus
• Cais Das Colunas
• Praia do Comercio
• Equestrian Statue of King Jose I
• Arco da Rua Augusta
• Lisbon History Centre
• Church of Saint Anthony of Lisbon
• Lisbon Cathedral
• Arco do Castelo
• Lift Castelo
• Camera escura do Castelo sao Jorge
• Castelo de S. Jorge

Day 2 (Thursday) 16th May

On day 2 we went to: 

• The National Tile Museum 
• National Pantheon
• Igreja de Sao Vicente de Fore

Day 3 (Friday) 17th May Sintra

We took a 40 minute train ride out of Lisbon to Sintra and visited:

• Tuk-Tuk ride up to National Palace of Pana
• Walked to Castelo dos Mouros - Gill walked up the mountain.
• Then another Tuk-Tuk ride to Sintra Nation Palace

Day 4 Saturday 18th May

Today was a short day visiting:

• Monument to the Overseas Combatants
• Belem Tower
• Padrao dos Descobrimentos 
• Jeronimos Monastery
• Church of Maria of Belem
• Pasteies de Belem (A WOW pastry shop - 250 table)

Day 5 Sunday 19th

• Rest, washing, etc
• Dinner at Cervejaria Trinidade restaurtant -   

Day 6 Monday 20th

• MAAT

Day 7 Tuesday 21st May

• National Coach Museum
• Praca Luis de Camoes
• Chiado
• Fernando Pessoa
• Carmo Convent

Day 8 - Wed 22nd May

• Queluz Palace
• Maritime Musium

40th Wedding Anniversary

 Happy 40th Wedding Anniversary My Darling

19th May 2024

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 Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima

We stayed 2 days at Coimbra and caught up on the washing, etc.  On the drive from Coimbra to Lisbon we stopped off at Fatima and went to see the Sanctuary of Lady of Fatima. 

The sanctuary is huge, it has an old cathedral and a new church.  There is a bitumen section between the two church’s that is 250m x 110m and at some events they fill the space with people.  So really there is three including the open air section, the bitumen section is setup with its own platform, big screen, etc. 

The story goes that back in 1917 three shepherd children said they saw the Virgin Mary and she told them that they should build a sanctuary. So they did.!

6.3 million people a year visit the spot.

You will also see in some of the pictures that some people crawl on their knees the 170 meters to prove their faith.  There were several people doing this when we were there.  

This is a google map picture of the place.

 Guimaraes

11th May 2024

The Portuguese people hold Guimaraes as one of the most important historical cities in Portugal.  They say things like this is where Portugal started. It’s a city in northern Portugal and it has lots to offer the traveller. There is a cable car running up to a mountain overlooking the city. On the mountain there is a cris-cross of paths between the huge boulders, a church, a huge Aussie Gum tree and coffee shops. The views are just WOW.

In the city there are lots of well-preserved buildings and narrow streets, a 10th century castle that is in ruins, restored Dukes of Bragança Palace and a 13th century church.  

We took the cable car in the morning and walked the city in the afternoon….a very nice time.

Woohoo a free park up!.

Part 2

 Braga - BOM Jesus Do Monte Estrada

10th May 2024

We drove passed Braga last week because it was raining, so we thought we’d return and it’s been well worth it.  Braga and the BOM Jesus site are spectacularly beautiful.  

There is a funicular that you can take to the top, if you don’t want to walk the 573 steps. The funicular is water driven, they fill the tank under one of the cabins and let the water out of the other. The weight difference drives the system. 

OH I’m not sure the music goes wth the video, it was just what I wanted to listen to.

 Porto

6th to the 8th of May 2024

After a few days of rain the weather cleared up wonderfully for our time in Porto.  

We got to spend the time with Maree, Steve, Alex, Tom and Val.  How did we get so lucky! Having friends like these.

 Braganca Portugal

1st May 2024

Parked at a free park up at the bottom on Castle Braganca in Portugal.  Weather is fickle, 10 minutes rain, 10 minutes very cold wind then 20 minutes sunny with no wind…then repeat.