Monday 9th May. Seville Apartment: http://www.vrbo.com/403813ha# The rain had returned today which meant we missed taking our early morning walk. This was a pity as it was our last day and I would have liked to get in another walk along the waterfront before heading to land-locked Seville. Although granted, there are some rivers and… More
Sunday 8th May: Belem Tour Day. Mark and I woke to a fairly clear sky, and even the odd bit of sunshine, and so we headed out for a walk along the Harbour before meeting up at 10 am with our walking group tour to Belem.
Saturday 7th May: There was a magnificent sky with the sunrise this morning but rain soon followed. It cleared sufficiently though to let us walk the 20 min distance to the meeting point for our day tour to Sintra and the beach area of Cascais. The meeting point was outside the Hard Rock Cafe at… More
Friday 6th May: Alfama day. Today offered our first dud experience. We had a 4 hr walking tour of Alfama, the historic Moorish area of Lisbon that sits behind the prominent Castle of St George (Castelo de Sao Jorge) which, itself, is perched on a rocky outcrop above the city. Our guide though was quiet,… More
Thursday 5th May: Our first full day in Lisbon. As suspected, we woke to an overcast morning. The rain held off enough to allow us to get a morning walk in along the Harbour front though and we also went back to the Ribeira markets so that Mark could get his coffee fix for the… More
Wednesday 4th May Apartment: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Vacation RentalReview-g189158-d3731449-Comfort_c lass_convenience_Historic_Centre_CS2-Li sbon_Lisbon_District_Central_Portugal.h tml. It was our last morning in Marseillette and, with a Somewhat cruel and twisted irony, it was sunny mild and calm. Gone were the bitter winds that had plagued us since our arrival. The story gets better though as the forecast for Lisbon, our next port… More
Tuesday 3rd May 2016. Today was our last full day and, as luck would have it, the sun was out for our visit to the medieval Cite de Carcassonne. Mark and I began the day with our usual Canal du Midi walk and noted a significant increase in the number of moored boats. We all… More
Monday 1st May. The long day of driving around Cathar Castle territory yesterday had left us all a bit weary and so we decided to take it a bit easier today. The plan was to have a leisurely morning before heading out after lunch to visit the Abbey at Villelongue and the historic village of… More
Sun 1st May. Cathar Castle Day The plan for the day was to drive south for about 90 min or so and visit a few of the more notable Cathar Castles. The wind was still up but at least there was a bit of sun so Mark and I fitted in a walk before we… More
Sat 30th April We woke to an overcast and chilly morning for our first full day in Carcassonne but braved the conditions for an early walk along the Canal du Midi. The plan for the morning was to visit the weekly Farmers Markets in Carcassonne and we set off by about 9 am.