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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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After leaving Valverde de los Arroyos we drove thru Guadalajara. We stopped at a bar to eat something but…it was Siesta Time – SMH!!! So we decided to walk a little. There was hardly anyone around and then we heard a fight. Two girls were beating one girl and of course, my dear sister (the …
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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Mexican Food, Street Art and La Sagrada Familia After the movie we walked to the plaza to Cantina Machito, a little Mexican restaurant we had seen on our way to the cinema. Cantina Machito is located on Carrer de Torrijos, 47B, 08012 Barcelona, Spain just two minutes walking from the Cine Verdi in the heart …
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 …
Naples and Castellammare di Stabia We left Rome and headed towards Naples (the trip is about 2 hours and 33 minutes). We went into the center of Naples and just as we enter we exited. The part that we saw was hectic, dirty and busy. The drivers here were the worst of all places we …
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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San Gimignano and Rome and of course Alfredo Sauce!!! On our way to Rome from Florence we stopped at San Gimignano. A quaint little town with a famous piazza called Piazza della Cisterna and is surrounded on all sides by houses and towers from the Medieval Era. Here we went into a Lavender shop and …
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Gallivanting to Photograph 