Sights for More Eyes 2
More of Doris’s random snaps: Historic Paris Match editions; statues which might be from Lord of the Rings; non-drying blue paint; Christmas must-haves.
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Category: Driving
Hermann’s Holiday in Lisbon
In which Sid and Doris have a properly nice Christmas Day roaming Lisbon’s hills.
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Hermann’s Holiday via Obidos, Lisbon and the Covid testing station.
In which Sid and Doris see the Portuguese for Saint Cirq les Popies and have a testing time at Christmas dinner.
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Hermann’s Holiday in Coimbra
In which Sid and Doris visit Roman, Romanesque, and Gothic buildings but find little trace of the Moors.
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Sights for More Eyes 1
Some of Doris’s observations which don’t neatly fit into the daily blog. In this post: the art deco delights of the Monumental Palace Hotel; more things made of tyres; something that you really didn’t know about Nottingham; and something you really didn’t want to know about St Bernard.
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Hermann’s visit to Aveiro
In which Sid and Doris try and nearly fail to visit the famous Art Nouveau town.
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Hermann’s Holiday in Porto
In which Sid and Doris take to buses and trams, and Sid loses at crazy golf. Again.
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Hermann’s Holiday visit to the Douro Valley and Porto
In which Sid and Doris visit the world champion of kitsch and four marvels of civil engineering.
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Hermann’s Holiday in Braga
In which Sid and Doris see Braga from Roman, through Gothic and Baroque to Modern and hear a Jazz choir sing carols.
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Hermann’s Holiday from Portsmouth to Braga
In which Sid and Doris find The Continent cut off.
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