Actually this is our welcome to Portugal, friendly service and a room with a lovely view. pic.twitter.com/tGY9vcHeqJ- Lisbon snaps from the first tourist day. pic.twitter.com/mHwSnm4yXX
Don't have room for two parallel funicular tracks with cable? Overlap them. pic.twitter.com/lO5WVTMqo4
Lisbon: for when you want both Cristo Redentor and the Golden Gate Bridge in the same city. pic.twitter.com/ZpTwpWg2vZ- Ken arranged for us a special night of music at the Clube de Fado in Lisbon. We sat right next to the musicians and it was magic. pic.twitter.com/QvJp9tx3ls
- Misc Lisbon snaps. Tile, facades, cobblestones, fonts. pic.twitter.com/TixJltaa5g
I'm totally in love with the tiled walls in Lisbon (azulejo). http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20140515-the-story-behind-lisbons-beauty … Also the cobblestone patterns. http://www.thebarefootnomad.com/europe/portuguese-pavement-lisbons-unique-street-tiles/ …- Tile museum 1 pic.twitter.com/3y33MRY8I5
- Tile museum 2 pic.twitter.com/XfmKkEtGZl
- Tile museum 3 pic.twitter.com/t6oas3Vkyt
- Tile museum 4 (Khajiit has wares) pic.twitter.com/GsLkok5Gfk
- As you can see, I'm really excited by the painted tile in Lisbon. Remarkable local art / craft. Excellent museum: http://www.museudoazulejo.pt/
I love the way I interact with cities mediated through my iPhone. Camera, maps, Wikipedia, texting, all on the hoof. Age of wonders. pic.twitter.com/UfLCxL3Pmt- The Occidental Extreme of Continental Europe. pic.twitter.com/cSvcVrVUG8
- Photos from the National Palace of Sintra. pic.twitter.com/OoL3j6wycM
- And some details of decorations at the National Palace of Sintra. pic.twitter.com/2ByevhPbel
- Ken practicing his skill filetting a sole. In Ericeira, oceanside pick-your-fish grill joint. Super simple, fresh. pic.twitter.com/sV8z4sHRMq
- The most distinctive Portugese food I've had so far is Farinheira: smoked sausage made from pork fat and flour. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farinheira
- Our hotel room for tonight. The view from the arrow slits is a bit restricted but it is expansive from the battlements. pic.twitter.com/ePWRXQvJZq
- No room for a normal steep staircase? Cut the stairs on the diagonal and double them up. (Our hotel room). pic.twitter.com/XtyzWtuuDY
- Some photos from the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha. pic.twitter.com/zMbEFnVPyn
- Aveiro, a pretty little coastal harbour town with canals and tiled houses. Had a good hambuerger. pic.twitter.com/rigjH2WLzU
- More Aveiro tile. pic.twitter.com/iemnx0AZeF
- Guys, guys, Porto is magical. Really liking this town. pic.twitter.com/ASQAWByg2c
- A few shots from Oporto. So much to show trying to keep it to 4 photos. pic.twitter.com/pacHQ98ulE
- Tile from the cloister in the Cathedral of Porto (Sè). Starting to take these for granted! pic.twitter.com/i8FCEzxE9G
- Porto from across the river. pic.twitter.com/rXegzsL3Eg
Portugese train car reserved for wheelchairs, prams, and surfboards. 🏄 pic.twitter.com/XvA0FdpYzX- Enjoying a Francesinha at Cantina 35. A Porto hot sandwich, various meats with a beer sauce. Sort of burrito status. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesinha …
- And some street art in Oporto, mostly from Hazul. pic.twitter.com/IsNmJB9JTK
- More Porto street art. pic.twitter.com/TsajcmdHMl
- That last piece is by Frederico Draw http://fredericodraw.com/AN-FI-TRI-AO
- Last Porto street art (NSFW) pic.twitter.com/gZp8UojsoC
- Many thanks to fabulous tourist guide writer @MinkaGuides for identifying the Porto penis street artist as GodMess. https://www.facebook.com/godmessbook/
- Also some shots from Buçaco, a national park / palace / hotel / former convent. pic.twitter.com/ERzElxrJ1y
- Hello from Coimbra, site of a university dating back to 1290. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coimbra pic.twitter.com/QI2dcCUvxG
- At the University of Coimbra. Across the central square they paved the path between every pair of doors. pic.twitter.com/1aaKsGujya
- Some tourist snaps of Coimbra. University, science museum, our Lady of the good death. pic.twitter.com/wUkVc2c23D
- Roman aqueduct, Templar fortress. Near Tomar. pic.twitter.com/N1iVbxBOrd
- My mistake, the aqueduct is 17th century to go with the nearby convent. https://pt.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduto_dos_Pegões …
After visiting so many convents and monasteries I finally get to spend the night in one. Foreground (not my photo) http://www.conventodoespinheiro.com/ pic.twitter.com/IF0mbaOCpo- Some snaps from my lovely convent hotel in Evora. The chapel is amazing: blur marble to match blue tile. St Jerome is featured. pic.twitter.com/3XcDHwcOLB
- And more photos from around Evora. The church of São Francisco is remarkably sumptuous. pic.twitter.com/NT9IIUkksf
