Madrid’s Royal Palace: Better Than Versailles?
It seems a bold statement to make: how could Madrid’s Royal Palace possibly be better than France’s Versailles? We were struck by all the clocks [Read More…]
Destinations
Madrid Is…
Madrid’s Royal Palace By the time you read this, we’ll have moved on to Valencia, Spain where we’ll be until early August. There are a [Read More…]
We Love Portugal!
Porto, Portugal and the River Duoro Now that we’ve moved on to Spain, a retrospective on our first visit to Portugal is in order. It [Read More…]
A River Cruise, Fado, and Port in Porto
Port hauling boat on the River Douro It was an incredibly “touristy” thing to do, a shameless moment when we let one of those usually [Read More…]
The Tomb of Portugal’s First King
This is the tomb of Afonso Henriques, who lived from 1095 to 1185. Dubbed “The Conqueror”, he was Portugal’s first king and is buried at [Read More…]
The Duoro Valley, Portugal
We’ve been staying in the Dão valley of Portugal, which is not as well known as its neighbor to the north, the Douro valley. The [Read More…]
Conimbriga: Roman Ruins in Portugal
The Fountain House, Conimbriga Just a few minutes south of Coimbra, Portugal are the Roman ruins of Conimbriga. Not ones to pass up seeing Roman [Read More…]
Coimbra, Portugal
Coimbra, Portugal The university town of Coimbra is worth a day visit when traveling in central Portugal. We visited this past weekend and, despite its [Read More…]
The Quinta Experience of Portugal
Quinta dos Tres Rios, Our Homebase in Portugal I’ve mistakenly defined Portuguese “quintas” (pronounced KEEN-tuh) as B&B’s, but they’re a bit more than that. A [Read More…]
The Mayor of Scaredy Cat Town
Visitors to London’s working-class east side are required to pay a visit to the Mayor. It’s obligatory. Chuck–being a multi-tenure mayor back in the states–is [Read More…]