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Port We left Salamanca, SP around 2:12PM and arrived Porto around 6:05PM. I always wanted to go to Portugal and ever since I did Ancestry.com and found out I was 24% Portuguese I wanted to go even more. I had seen footage of the giant waves in Nazareth and also wanted to see them. We …
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On our way to Porto, Portugal On our way to Porto from Tuleda, Spain we stopped at Zaragoza, Guadalajara and Salamanca. In Zaragoza we drove thru many small villages. We stopped at Barahona, located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, and saw the Iglesia San Miguel. This was a small church in a …
Bastille Day – la Fête nationale – le 14 juillet We were lucky to be on July 14th in France. This day is a public holiday in France. It s celebrated by nationwide festivities including fireworks, parades and parties which we were able to enjoy on TV before heading out the see the Château Comtal …
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What I learned and what I would change My days at Italy came to an end and as we drive to the airport in Naples to fly back to Barcelona I reflect on what we did and what I would do differently. I would change the first destination. We flew into Milan and made our …
Pompeii and Amalfi Coast We woke up early and headed towards Pompeii. We decided to pay the extra money for the guided tour. This tour allowed us to skip the line and we had a guide for two hours. She gave us a tour and explained to us (in English) the history of Pompeii. In …
Rome – Tour Bus, Colosseum, Vatican and of course, food! On our second day in Rome we decided the best way to tour Rome was to take the tour bus (Hop On, Hop Off). This bus takes you around and has multiple locations where you can Hop Off and when ready Hop back on. We …
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Walking around Florence part 1 We walked to the center of town to see the many wonders that Florence has to offer. We went to the Piazza de Duomo where we saw the Florence Cathedral with the Cupola del Brunelleschi formally the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore and it has the world’s largest masonry …
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We arrived at Florence We finally arrived at Florence. We decided to drop off the luggage and go park,. The parking was a way away and we didn’t want to drag the luggage. We dropped some of us in front of the Airbnb and then had to stop at the end of the street to …
First day…part 2 We made our way to Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (National Art Museum of Catalonia). The museum opened its door in 1934 as the Museu d’Art de Catalunya. It is located in the Palau Nacional of Montjuïc. It is mostly open from 10am to 6pm except in summer when it is open …
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Gallivanting to Photograph 