LISBOA Tour of Lisbon - Included with the trip was a bus tour of Lisbon. We visited the main sites - Belem Tower, Moorish Citadel, Black horse Square. most sites were along the reallly wide river. Lisbon has the longest bridge in Europe @13km. Its a lovely city, very different to Spain. Lots of cobblestone Streets, very hilly and buildings are mostly white. They have trolleys that go round the city and up the street hills. At times very very tricky for a bus to ...

University of Coimbra: We were dropped off at the top of the city which is at the Uni. It's a very prestigous uni and was summer break so very quiet. Cobblestone Streets and very hilly lanes/streets throughout. Back in the day the University was like a town itself so it even had its own small jail cells. Main street of Coimbra: We wandered through the uni down to the main pedestrian street lined with shops. It was all cobblestone and 3-4 story buildings. Nice li...

20/07/10 Madrid, Spain - Coimbra, PortugalAVILAFirst stop today, a small town enclosed by a brick wall. We did a walking tour through the town visited the cathedral and town hall. Was not much different to other Spanish towns -just had a wall around it!SALAMANCA- Beautiful cathedral from the outside. There is an astronaut that has been moulded to the outside as a symbol of modernisaation. - University (1218) - had to spot the frog which was hidden amongst the ca...