The next few days will be in nothing but exploring the grand, elaborate old city of Lisbon, the oldest city in Western Europe. Today, Tuesday is day one. We seldom explore a large city on a Monday as most museums, churches, and other points of interest are closed that day. First, we learned a lot …
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It’s a Great Place to Walk
Upon first visiting NYC and Chicago and later cities in Europe, I fell in love with the ability to live, work, shop, dine, visit parks, and entertainment in a place where all these things are accessible by walking and occasional use of public transportation. Now, part of our criteria for selecting an apartment when we …
Ericeira Friday Nights
Fireworks topped off the evening in Ericeira. We started the day late after such a long day yesterday. The pleasant weather tricks a person into thinking heavy-duty sunscreen is not necessary. Beware! We coated ourselves well and enjoyed a couple of hours on a park bench people-watching, dog watching – dogs are very welcome here …
Stan and Janie Take a Walk
We hiked today through pretty residential areas and farmlands. We talked to and tried to calm the angry-sounding dogs barking behind fences around tiny yards. Most were just telling us they knew we were there but a couple might have been terrible had they been able to escape the fence. We stopped often to smell …
Getting to Know This New Home
With three days under our belts, we are still exploring this little seaside resort town. It’s tiny but very cool. Most visitors here are young and seeking to learn or improve surfing skills and what a gorgeous place for that! For us, it is just a wonderful place to be able to sit back watch …
Ericeira, Portugal
We might have found paradise. At least that’s my first impression. The air is dry and breezy, and the seemingly endless sky is blue, then it is dotted with white billowy clouds; moments later it’s clear blue again. Temperatures are perfect, cool in the mornings and evenings and warm and sunny in the daytime. No …
Change in Plans
We are back online again and will be traveling again soon too. We planned the break following our stay in Colombia to spend time with family and friends and slowly make our way northwest to start a driving journey across Canada. As we were traveling to Arkansas for our first round of visits, it occurred …
Signing off from Colombia
Signing off. Tonight we go black for a few weeks. The next stop is Atlanta tomorrow to take care of business, visit family and friends and regroup. After that? Canada! But first, a few words about Bogota. This grand city is under-rated. Who knew any of this about the city of Bogota? We certainly did …
TransMiCable and Cerro Guadalupe
Similar to the system in Medellin, the TransMiCable in Bogota is a gondola lift system that provides service to the final station, Mirador del Paraíso, in the steep hills of Ciudad Bolívar district. It opened in December 2018 and again, as in Medellin, this cable system enables the 700,000 people living in the highest points …
Sunday Street Market in Usaquen
In a posh section of Bogota, a flea market is held on Sundays. To call it a flea market is a little misleading, it is colorful; it is bustling, and it offers everything from street singers to outdoor vendors selling antiques, crafts, arts, and food. The market is held in small streets surrounding Parque de …