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day 16, Albergaria a Velha to Oliveira de Azeméis, 22 km

Albergaria rose in my estimation when wandering around the town in the evening we discovered it was hosting a national bread festival. The “Festival pão de Portugal” consisted of many stalls of artisan bread, and of course cakes, and some … Continue reading

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day 14, Mealhada to Águeda, 26.75 km

15 May 2014 Today was a hot one. When we left the albergue at 6:30 am it was warm, with little breeze. And it just got hotter and hotter throughout the day, until I guess it reached mid thirties. We … Continue reading

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day 13, Coimbra to Mealhada 28.8 km

14 May 2014 I reported yesterday that our room was in a great situation with views out over the river and the lively street below. I think I also mentioned that Coimbra is a university town, the students’ attire is … Continue reading

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Day 7, Golegã to Atalaia, 13 km

8 May 2014 Golegã seemed a slightly strange town. Full of very grand houses within the centre of the town, mostly with large plots containing lots of outbuildings and beautiful gardens, but with virtually no sign of life, either last … Continue reading

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day 6, Santarém to Golegã, 36 km

Yesterday evening we took the advice of Aurélio, our new friend from Lisbon, and ordered for dinner sopa do osso, a soup consisting of pork bones, sausage, (and unidentifiable bits of meat), with cabbage, potatoes and some beans. It was … Continue reading

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Day 5, Morgado to Santarém, 17 km

After a good night’s sleep in our lovely room, we had a leisurely start when we met with Mario at 7:30 for him to deposit us back where he had collected us yesterday. And off we went, in much cooler … Continue reading

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day 4, Azambuja to Morgado, 19.25 km

5 May 2014 Last evening we wandered around the pretty little town of Azambuja, where there were piles of heavy duty fences awaiting erection, which we worked out must be for a forthcoming bull run through the streets. We found … Continue reading

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day 3, Vila Franca de Xira to Azambuja, 20 km

4 May 2014 Last night when I was sitting in reception writing my blog, the lovely Mariano offered me a glass of wine, and a very nice one at that. It was quite late when a couple came in, looking … Continue reading

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day 2, Parque Nações, Lisbon to Vilafranca de Xira 31.7 km

3 May 2014 Not a good night for sleeping. Preacher lady was rustling around searching for something at odd times during the night and lovely Portuguese girl wasn’t quite so lovely when she returned to the room at 3am. I … Continue reading

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day 1, Sé Cathedral, Lisbon to Parque Nações, 8km

2 May 2014 Elly and I had decided to take it easy on our first day. We returned to yesterday’s breakfast scene of the pasteis de nata and then decided to use the remaining credit on our daily travel cards … Continue reading

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Planning the Portuguese

I am flying into Lisbon, Portugal, on 30 April 2014 and will be setting off on the camino Portuguese on either the 1st or 2nd of May. I am travelling alone and don’t expect to see many other pilgrims on … Continue reading

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