We spent the last week of our trip to Eastern Europe in Athens, the capital city of Greece. It is believed that Athens has been inhabited for 5000 years. The ‘Golden Age’ of Athens between 480 – 400 BC was … Continue reading
We had never heard of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece before planning this trip. We were looking for somewhere to relax for a few days between the business of Istanbul and Athens and Thessaloniki popped up. It was a great … Continue reading
About a week ago, we spent five days in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. This was our first time in the city and we were very impressed with it. Budapest has nearly two million people and is a sprawling metropolis, … Continue reading
As I described in my two previous blogs, we enjoyed 10 days in Lisbon in November. I will finish off our series with some memories of a few fun other things we did and as always, some of the great … Continue reading
In November, we finished our Portugal trip with ten great days in Lisbon. We travelled by train from Coimbra – and although the departure was 3 hours late, the rest of the journey to the Oriente train station went smoothly. … Continue reading
In November, we spent 10 days in Lisbon. Before I talk about this grand city, I would like to highlight two day trips we took to Sintra. Sintra is located just 15 miles outside of Lisbon and makes a great … Continue reading
Leaving Porto, we hopped on the Alfa Pendular train for a comfortable journey of just over an hour to the city of Coimbra. The AP trains are great and an easy way to travel. The train arrives at the Coimbra-A … Continue reading
Join me as I remember fondly the great food and drink of Porto, Portugal. We loved the pastries in Paris – but it’s just possible that the pastries in Portugal are even better….. It seems that the majority of Portugal … Continue reading
Braga is a great day trip from Porto. It’s easy to get there – we took the train from the Campanha station to Braga. We chose to take the Urbano train, which takes about an hour, and the round trip … Continue reading
From Paris, we took a quick Vueling Air flight to Porto. A tip – we had a driver take us from our Paris Montmartre hotel to Orly Airport. For four people, this was an affordable and hassle-free choice and made … Continue reading
A Long and Winding Journey 