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Another hot sunny day in this awesome city. Continue reading “Seville October 5”

What a fantastic city. Unbearably hot for much of the year, yes, but in autumn it is lovely. Continue reading “Seville October 4”

Checked out of our hotel and headed down to Cadiz. Continue reading “Cadiz October 3”

Got away from our Airbnb in what we believed was good time. Continue reading “Portugal to Spain October 2”

What a great day. Continue reading “Algarve October 1st”

Got the car eventually. We waited 90 minutes in the queue but then they ended up being very helpful. We’d hired a car that was unfortunately too small for the needs of our voluminous suitcases. We now have a Peugeot SUV with an extremely capacious boot. Continue reading “Algarve September 30”

Have been queuing for an hour at the Avis office in Lisbon. Continue reading “You be the judge”

Another spectacular meal at a local restaurant. Last night it was a multi course degustation with wine matching at a Michelin starred restaurant. Extraordinary anda bit Emperors New Clothes to be honest, with a price to match. Ah well, it wasn’t as if I had any firm plans to retire anytime soon. Continue reading “Lisbon September 28 – day trip to Sintra”

At dinner last night we were introduced to another classic Portuguese dish that I can’t believe I haven’t tried before: pica pau. Continue reading “Lisbon September 27”

I wrote a lot today but I completely forgot to describe our Fado night last night. Continue reading “A note on Fado”