I met a lovely Portuguese lady through my team at GuruShots | The World’s Greatest Photo Game – her name is Maggie and lives in Lisboa, I gave her the nickname Magic Maggie because she always gets good rankings and … Continue reading
Patti … didn’t make it easy for me this week, because even if I’m a big planner .. I’m not very symmetry person and neither is my photos. So I had to dig a bit in my WordPress library, and … Continue reading
… we had the most beautiful summer day here in Landskrona. We had more like autumn for the last 10 days … so it is so welcome … but it will only last for tomorrow too, then the UK lower … Continue reading
Last September did I visit the most beautiful vineyard along River Douro in Pinhão, North of Portugal: Quinta Do Bonfim. An extremely hot day, but the picnic on the terrace … was still very enjoyable. Founded by George Warre for … Continue reading
Encircled by terraced hillsides that produce some of the world’s best port – and some stellar table wines, too – pretty little Pinhão sits on a particularly lovely bend of the Rio Douro, about 25km upriver from Peso da Régua. … Continue reading
Frank, has done it again. Fuzzy … that suits me well .. because most things about me is a bit fuzzy and it is getting worse with the years that are constantly added on to me. *laughing. This image is … Continue reading
Danmark …. is a fantastic place with loads of “hygge” … still, today I visit it so often I get a good excuse. In Denmark is where my adult life starts in 1968. 20 years old … and didn’t know … Continue reading
What a day I woke up!!!! Blue-blue sky I could see from the bed and that meant; Sunshine. Since my visit last year I wanted to return to the Museu Serralves, for its magnificent park. Because last year that oven-hot Saturday, … Continue reading
… the days were just flying away. Suddenly was is Sunday, only 2 full days left and so much left on the do-it-list. It started off with heavy overcast, but Porto is beautiful and welcoming in any weather. I decided … Continue reading
…. after all the hours by the sea, sand and sunshine I needed a nap when I came back to my hotel room. It was around 4pm and I dived under the bedspread … and turned on the TV. In … Continue reading
Friday morning … and it was still wet-WET!!! The neighbour’s birds started to sing around 5am – but I enjoyed that. 3 cages they had outside their windows. I had plans to take the 09.45am train to Aveiro and it … Continue reading
…. after leaving the market hall – I realised very quickly that I had to invest in an umbrella – had only a top on. Found a tartan one for 3€ in a couple of minutes. Gladly the shopping mall … Continue reading
… so after a great dinner at “Restaurante LSD” and a really good nights sleep was it time take on Porto and I had a must do it list … a visit to the hairdresser at “ViaCatarina Shopping”, lunch at “Cafe Majestic”, both … Continue reading
I don’t know what it’s with Porto that makes me want to return before I have left – one thing is for sure it’s NOT the hilly streets. Especially R. de Mouzinho da Silveira that goes from Infante to Porto São … Continue reading
So I’m back home after 5 fantastic days in Porto and 24 hours at Costa Nova …. and the memory card is full of images. It became a long journey home yesterday … because both my flights were delayed and … Continue reading
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