A Travel Blog
Once again the travel gods shone kindly upon us and our bus trip from Lagos to Lisbon went so smoothly that we arrived earlier than scheduled. We are so impressed with transport in Spain and Portugal. However, in Portugal so far, Internet access has been more flakey and limited to our hotel foyers in Lagos … Read more
Well Lagos is a beach resort town after all. We didn’t really loaf but it was a slower paced day which started off with breakfast in the hotel. Apparently breakfasts are commonly included when staying at Portuguese hotels – not so in Spain. And it was an OK breakfast – a couple of cereals, a … Read more
We were not looking forward to our trip to Portugal – though we were looking forward to Portugal itself – because: it would be the earliest start of our trip; we were told there’d be no reserved seats on the bus so we’d have to jostle like (and with) the Spanish for our seats; and … Read more
Another warm day in Seville, though we think the temperature only got to the mid 30°s C . Today was a free day, Intrepid-tour-style. That means the tour leader gives you some ideas of what to see or do, and you make your own choices. For most of us that was to visit the Alcazar … Read more
Before leaving Granada, we wanted to check out the sculpture of Queen Isabella with Christopher Columbus. It apparently commemorates not the approval given to Colombus to explore the New World, but his support of the edict to expel the Jews (in 1492). Oh dear! Whatever, the statue is an important part of Spanish history and … Read more