We slept last night in Leiria, only because there was an Ibis (our favourite road hotel) and it was on our route. We woke-up and found out there was a 14th Century castle - the Castello del Leiria, which was a fantastic, and unexpected sight:
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| Cycling to the Castello |
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| The Castello as it existed in the 14th Century! |
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| Views of the Castello today |
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| The Chapel |
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| Views of Leiria from the Castello |
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| Yours truly at the Castello |
I love unexpected pleasures!
After the Castello we went on to Porto, a magnificent city and the home of --- guess what: Port Wine. We visited Taylor's, old of the oldest and most prestigious port houses. We took a tour and sampled porto, including an extraordinary 1964 Tawny - and our tour guide Susana was great. I emailed her the photo of us below, and gave her the address of my blog. She emailed me back to tell me she had read it, and that a friend of her daughter's is battling brain cancer. Another reason to help fund research, and for us all to do our share.
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| The warehouse at Taylor's - 2 million litres of Port! |
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| The tasting room |
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| The City |
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| Susana, me and the 1964 Tawny |
Great day today, and you can make it better by donating at www.stemcellchair.com, thanks.
I was very happy to guide you!
ReplyDeleteI loved your energy!
Thank you só much for the visita!