We have spent the last two days in Portugal. We got very different impressions in the two cities we visited. From the water as you sail in, Lisbon looks beautiful and promises to be a great stop. They compare it to San Francisco because it is built on hills and has an orange expansion bridge. But we couldn't see the resemblance.
We were disappointed in the city. Lots of graffiti, but everywhere we have throughout the trip has been loaded with grafitti. We did have the tour guide from hell here. A guide that either was new to the business or was just not good. Probably our least favorite port.
On to Porto, which we really enjoyed. We ditched our tour today because we were afraid of a repeat experience. We took the shuttle into the city and loved it. Jim drank port wine in the city that gives the wine its name. We walked the old city and found it charming.
Tomorrow we are back in Spain. More cathedrals, castles and old rocks. Every Eurpopean city that we have visited seems to have their fair share of these. Still enjoying every minute of the cruise.
Another dream come true...to see the tombs of the pharaohs. For over a month, we will explore the ancient wonders of western civilization from Egypt to Britain. We will fly to Cairo and on to Luxor, then we will board Regent Voyager in Safaga, Egypt to sail on to Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and England.
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