SherriOct. 11: It’s chilly and raining outside, but it matters not. We are enjoying some late night tea in our room at the Lisbon Pousada. We started the day with breakfast at the pousada before embarking on a day of exploration of the Alfama district. From our research,
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SherriOct. 14: I write this from our new home, the Convento de Évora, located in the heart of the Alentejo. We awoke in Lisbon and got organized to head east into the Alentejo, the next chapter of our travels. The Alentejo occupies about one third of all of Portugal and it’s pretty much the bottom third of the country,
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SherriOct. 15: We are loving our pousada and the features that make it unique. We especially like that we now sleep where the nuns used to. Our day began when we went to breakfast in the most gorgeous breakfast nook either of us have been in to date.
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SherriOct. 16: We both found Évora to be totally charming and neither of us were in a rush to leave, even though we knew Beja was our final destination for the day. The carriage ride yesterday revealed a few places we wanted to see today and so it was.
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SherriHere I sit, on a rainy evening in Gordes, very happy to be cozy inside and listening to the rain fall outside.
Yesterday was a brilliantly sunny day. I actually got to wear a summer dress that I got at a second hand store at home with Provence in mind.
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SherriIt’s our last day to enjoy the spa and we do. It’s a great perk of being at this modest and sweet hotel. On our few days here, we have passed by this and that, but we haven’t really done Arles in full, and today, we will. It’s a small town and one can get around on foot,
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