After over a year away, I am back in Europe! Ireland is one of the easiest countries to get to and they have made it very easy to fulfill the requirements to come to the country. I had looked at several other options but Ireland had done a fantastic job of centralizing all of the…

Our last day in Portugal started with a hike up to St. George’s Castle. The view from the top is one of the best in Lisbon. We even got to climb to the top of the highest historic point in Lisbon. In the afternoon we went for something a little bit different. Instead of hitting…

Second to last day in Portugal and we spent the day in Lisbon. Our first trip of the day was to drop off our car rental a day early. Since we are spending the last two days in Lisbon there is no need to have a rental that would just sit in a parking garage….

Sadly, we left Sintra today. Our time there, though short, was memorable. Probably the highlight of the trip to date! The first stop of the day was the western most point in mainland Europe. Mostly, it’s like going to the Four Corners in the Southwest; you stand there just to say you’ve been there. The…

Just some quick catching up on some items I missed, mostly food. More to come later. Dinner is fast approaching.

Our one full day in Sintra began with a fantastic view of the town from the hotel’s breakfast room. It took a while to tear ourselves from the breakfast room but we eventually we made our way over to the taxi stand. Our taxi driver to the Pena Palace in Sintra was very knowledgeable and…

We departed Spain today and ended the first part of our trip. To make up for our first day we stopped in the town of Evora, Portugal on our way to our final destination Sintra, Portugal. We stopped in Evora for two reasons. First was a bone chapel attached to one of the local churches….

This morning started long before sunrise. We had a two and a half to three hour drive to the city of Granada and a timed ticket for the Alhambra palace for 9:30am. With instructions to be there early we left Seville by 5:30am, ugh. Driving in complete darkness almost the entire way there the trip…

Today my parents have luggage! Their lost luggage arrived during the day yesterday and was waiting for them, in their room, when we returned. I’m not sure what the big deal was as I had no trouble changing clothes but they seemed excited. Our excursion today was in the city of Seville so we had…

Today’s destination was the city of Cordoba, west and north of Seville. Once the heart of a a Moorish kingdom, Cordoba is best known for its Mosque Cathedral. Beginning its life as a mosque and being expanded at least once, the structure became a cathedral after the Moors were pushed out of the region. It…