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May 7, Lisbon Arrival
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We dress Cynthia’s scraped leg with the antibiotic and superb bandaids we bought for David’s hand in Porto, have a leisurely breakfast in the hotel, pack, and walk the half-block to Coimbra’s train station where we board car 22, seats… Continue reading
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May 6, Coimbra
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The sun! The Sun! THE SUN!!! And an azure sky arcing above the world as far as we can see. A passable breakfast in the hotel and we venture forth for our guided tour of Portugal’s oldest university, founded in… Continue reading
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May 5, Travel to Coimbra
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We wake to drizzling rain and the 7-minute walk uphill to the Oporto train station where we hope to revise our tickets for Aviero and Coimbra so we can skip Aviero — scenic seaside canals that would be lovely were… Continue reading
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May 4, Porto
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After watching rain scenically drizzle the granite slab sidewalks, cobbled streets and bedraggled Oportians and tourists in front of our window at breakfast, we slip/slide our way to the city’s now defunct stock exchange, hoping for an English-language tour in… Continue reading
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May 2-3, Porto and Regua
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It’s cold and rainy in Porto, but we get up early and walk down steep, rain-slick streets to board our boat to Regua. We are assigned to table 14 — all tables are below deck in a surprisingly large room… Continue reading
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