Madrid (12th-13th Oct)
-->Avila (13th Oct)
-->Salamanca (13th Oct)
-->Coimbra (13th-14th Oct)
-->Fatima (14th Oct)
-->Obidos (14th Oct)
-->Lisbon (14th-16th Oct)
-->Seville (16th-18th Oct)
-->Cordova (18th Oct)
-->Madrid (18th-20th Oct)
Commentary Impressions...
"I heard you're a shopper!"
"So we've saved you a spot on the beach."
"Right next to Superman and Meg Ryan."
"Coz' we'll all part of the Commonwealth."
"European lifestyle isn't as stressed. Look how thin they are and how fat we Americans are."
"It's a cultural thing."
"We're all so Westernized. Is your sister as Westernized as you?"
"You must be 18 and 23, 24 at most."
"Clothes here are SOOOOO cheap!"
nice pics.. welcome home!
ReplyDeleteNow this is a sight for sore eyes. Great to have you back...
ReplyDeletefatima? XD!
ReplyDeleteFatima - a rather religious Catholic place, where it was said that Mary appeared before three shepherd children... one of them should still be alive...
ReplyDeleteNo. The last shepherd child Lucia (I think) passed away last year in Coimbra.
ReplyDeleteDa Jie, I bought you something from the Santuary in Fatima. Pass it to you next we meet.
Nice pictures ,Spain with Real madrid ,Barcelona ,Valencia and Portugal with Benfica ,Porto ,You must be watching La liga over there ,you shall take pictures with Raul ,Ruud Van Nisterooy ,Deco,Henry ,Xavi as well.
ReplyDeleteah... thank you, thank you brother. I also have something for you....
ReplyDeletehahaha but no. Didn't get to see any La liga matches or any of the players... I did however, take a photo of Real Madrid's private jetplane when landing at Madrid airport... lol :P
ReplyDeleteoops, i am sorry.. didnt know.. thought its a muslim city..
ReplyDeleteMuslims ruled Spain and Portugal for about 300 years before the "reconquista" by the Christian Kings in the 13th/14th century. Cordova was the major Muslim capital of Moorish Iberia. Everywhere you find desecrated mosques where Christians have placed bell towers onto mosque minarets and hacked out cross onto walls to convert them into Churches.
ReplyDeleteWow, cool castles! They allow entry?
ReplyDeleteAvila and Obidos both still have their entire medieval town walls intact! Yes they allow entry.... just need to pay.
ReplyDeleteLoads of castles in Spain. You can buy the cheapest ones for as little as Euro3000. Only one catch. You HAVE to restore it if you buy a castle.
Hmm, might put Spain on my itinerary for next year when I go to Europe. How much is the flight from Spain to France?
ReplyDeleteget one of the budget airlines like ryanair or easyjet and it's under a 100euros.
ReplyDeleteGreat.
ReplyDeleteHola. Uploaded the final 6 pics. Dat's it folks.
ReplyDeleteWow, judging by the number of places, you must have been running around a lot. Euro is expensive now, so no Europe tours for me anytime soon.
ReplyDeletewell.... yes and no. We ran around a lot but got lots of free time (1/2 days to full days in some cases) just to roam on our own. The towns/cities are not that large so you get bored rather quickly especially since most cathedrals look pretty much the same after awhile. We'd already seen St. Peter's in Vatican City, St. Paul's in London and now Catedral de Santa María de la Sede in Seville which are in sequence... the largest, 2nd largest and 3rd largest cathedrals in the world. I think we're pretty maxed out where seeing cathedrals are concerned. NO MORE CATHEDRALS for us from now on.
ReplyDeleteEuro is expensive but our tour is booked and paid for in USD. lol. USD is cheap vs. SGD! hahahaha
Besides.... we found Spain and Portugal very affordable. Food is not expensive, a glass of wine is only Euro0.75 compared to bottled water Euro1.60 or so, and shopping... gawd.... niangze went crazy shopping for her clothes. They are soooooo much cheaper brand for brand, blouse for blouse, skirt for skirt compared to SG. She's wearing some of the her Spanish and Portuguese purchases in some of the photos. Travelling is also cheap. Madrid Metro is only EURO1.00 flat/trip. Lisbon Metro even better, EURO1.65 flat/return trip.
Weather was also very, very pleasant. Highs of 28 to lows of 11. Very comfy.
Red from the wine? Or the sun?
ReplyDeleteIt's called Sangria... :P
ReplyDeleteWhat's Sangria?
ReplyDeleteIt's a sweet-punch-like-beer-thingy-from-spain. Google it.
ReplyDeleteIt's so easy to drink, it got me woozy after dinner I had to sit down for a couple of minutes by the side of the road outside the restaurant.
How much did you down?
ReplyDeleteI have no idea... a lot?
ReplyDeletemust be... you are still enjoying the hangover.... ^-^
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