Travel – home and away and Chronic Illness's
The streets of Ronda are narrow and tight so our coach dropped us off at the local bus station. It wasn't far just a 10 minute walk. Some of our group went shopping, Sarah, Peter, Muriel and I found a small restaurant to have some lunch. My stomach was playing up so I …
This was our last morning in Seville, and it would be a busy one. Breakfast was early as we had to check our bags onto the coach. Due to the Easter Celebrations our coach was only allowed to be parked in the side street for 20 minutes. We would meet up with our coach near …
Letting you all know that Im currently moving house one suburb to another. We are doing it slow so we don't crash. By late next week as long as internet is connected to the house I will be putting out posts on the last bit of our holiday in Spain, this was completed in April …
As we were arriving in Seville our guide advised us that due to Easter Celebrations our itinerary would be changed. She also advised that our bus would have 20 minutes to stop to allow us to alight from the bus and have our suitcases taken into the Hotel Colon Grand Melia. As it …
On the 27/2/20 a group of ladies from the Southern Peninsula VIEW Group took the ferry from Sorento to Queenscliff for the day. Our weather has been so crazy and only a few days earlier we had been experiencing normal February temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius. The top temperature for today was only going to …
On the 28th February every year marks Rare Disease Day. This year its on the 29th February - Leap Year. I have two - Tuberous Sclerosis and Lymphangiomiomatosis. When I was young around 6 I had some suspicious lumps removed from my face. I remember having them and then not having them. I know …
It had been a wonderful couple of weeks sailing down the Douro River with Scenic then a few days exploring Portugal. Today we would be having breakfast in Portugal and lunch and Dinner in Spain. We fell in love with Portugal so with heavy hearts we say Adeus Portugal. You have been very kind to …
Today we were off to Herdade do Esporao a beautiful winery in the Alentejo. It was going to be an amazing day of learning, laughing, eating and drinking. A little bit of history - The winery was first established back in 1267. We were told that no wine was produced until the 1990's. They …
Remember we were going to have an early cuppa on our deck? Waking up to pouring rain put that on hold. We wandered down to the restaurant for an early breakfast. I asked if there was anything gluten free. I couldn't believe my eyes what they brought to my table. Yummy gluten free croissant, Pasteis …
Continue reading "Capela Dos Ossos – Chapel of Bones Evora Portugal"
Our hotel in Evora the M'ar de Ar Aqueduto overlooked the Agua de Prata Aqueduct, a luxury hotel in a converted 16th Century Chapel. The Aqua de Prata built back in the 16th century provided clean drinking water to Evora by connecting the city to the nearest constant flowing river, 9km to the north. The …
