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…

Today’s goal was the town of Ronda. Probably best known for a bridge that connects two parts of the city together over a fairly deep chasm. Before we made Ronda we stopped at an old Moorish fort along the way. Partly because it was there and partly because it was a great way to get…

Today, well yesterday, was the start of a new trip! I will be traveling in Spain and Portugal for ten days in weather, hopefully, warmer than New England currently has. The first day or so has been a bit of a mess. My flight left and arrived on time, early actually, but my travel companions,…

I do know that i skipped a day. Day 11 was part drive from Elgin to Aberdeen to Edinburgh and part day spent with friends and that was just for me. Day 12 was my one day in Edinburgh with the hope of seeing several new sites. My intention was to do a walking tour…

At this point I have been visiting historic sites for many days. Today I started the day at the Macduff Aquarium which was a very nice change! Afterwards I headed off to Huntly Castle. As I drove up to the car park I got a very strong sense of deja vu. This got even stronger…

Sadly, today I left the Orkney Isles for the mainland. I really enjoyed my time on the isles and hope to go back again someday. Today was mostly driving as I had to travel from the ferry port in the north down to Elgin. As the ferry didn’t port until 12:30 I only had time…