One of the high points of my trip to Lisbon, was the chance to tour the National Azulejo Museum and attend a Portuguese tile painting class. I have always LOVED history of all sorts, and before my trip to Portugal, I researched as much as I could about the places of interest in the areas…
Category: Portugal July/August 2017
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With ALL of Europe to see, Why FIRST See Portugal?!?
That’s a question that some have asked me…and there’s no one answer, but I’ll try! Our earth is full of such beauty, that for me, will take forever to explore properly. I look forward to it, for sure.…but honestly, I’m no longer a young woman and I know I have some limitations. Like… I have…
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A Taste of Portugal!
I admit it, I LOVE food, I can’t really name an all time favorite, but I usually feel that if “it swims, I’ll eat it”… not in a literal sense, I have to have it cooked, no raw meat or seafood for this former microbiologist. So of course, while in Portugal, I wanted to eat…
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My Portuguese Ride!
July/August 2017 After a year of planning & decades of dreaming, I left our home in Charleston, SC and 12 hours later boarded a British Airways plane in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Seven hours later I walked off into the morning sunlight in Lisbon, Portugal! Did I mention that I don’t speak any Portuguese?!? This is…
