Monthly Archives: September 2025

At about 8:40 we headed out for a half day tour of Seville, taking in the Cathedral, Royal Alcázars and to explore what makes the essence of Saville. Unfortunately our tour company had changed our schedule and forgotten to tell … Continue reading →

Left the hotel at 9:50 and were at the train station at 10:00. We had to wait to find out what platform we were leaving from before we could go through security ,(a bit like airport style but very loose) … Continue reading →

Some facts about Madrid The city of Madrid has a population of about 3 million, greater Madrid around 7 million. Madrid became the capital of Spain in 1561 Our day began with a half day tour of Madrid city. Our … Continue reading →

It’s time to go to Spain. We were up at 4, ready for our 5am airport transfer at 4:50am. We were at the airport by 5:10, but our check in counters didn’t open until 6:10! Our hour long flight took … Continue reading →

Today we headed east into the Douro Valley, the home of true Port wine. To get there we went through the longest vehicle tunnel on the Iberian peninsula, 5.7km long, Tunnel Do Maroa. There were scars on the hilltops and … Continue reading →

We met our guide in the hotel lobby for a walking tour of Porto. His name is Goncalo. We started our tour at the Porto Train Station , it was formerly a monastery but was resumed by the Portuguese government … Continue reading →

Today we drove from Lisbon to Porto, with a couple of stops on the way. Our driver was Peter, the same one we had on Friday. We were picked from our hotel at 8:55am and headed north. There were wind … Continue reading →

Today was a free day on our itinerary, we were left to our own resources. That meant a slow start to the day. Breakfast a bit after 9am, and we eventually made it out of the hotel some time after … Continue reading →