What a difference a day can make..... We picked up a rental car from Lisbon airport and made our escape. Dave drove his first left hand drive car, and on the other side of the road..... a little fraught at times trying to navigate out of town and adjust to driving on the right, all at the same time, but it was a lot easier going when we got out of the city. Not sorry to leave Lisbon.
Drove to Nazare on the coast. A town based around fishing. The older women wear traditional clothing of skirt, blouse, shoulder wrap and headscarf. I asked a couple if I could take their photo as they looked so cute.
Had a really nice hotel room for 2 nights, but still within budget due to off peak discounts. Booking.com is great for finding the deals.
We backtracked down the coast on our second day(it's great having the rental) and visited Obidos, a little medieval village still surrounded by old walls. Drank a hot chocolate in the partial remains of a prison built in the 1100's.
Wednesday morning hit the road and headed on further up the coast to Figueira da Foz. A bit bigger than Nazare, we have a place up on the hill and it is freezing tonight. Head off again tomorrow to go inland a bit to Vale da Cambra.
Forget the hot chocolate Dave, somewhere there there is the best Port in the world. Keep me posted. Grant
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