Today, after sleeping in a few hours later than planned, we enjoyed Mar Bravo's breakfast buffet. Lots of delicious breads and fresh juices. Emily Busta would love how "pulpy" the OJ was! Next we drove north to Coimbra. It was very rainy in Coimbra today. We had a great lunch (I'm sure Corri will post more about her experience), and booked rooms at the Riversuites hotel. The rooms are quaint, with a closet bathroom. It's perfect! Julie noticed a Barbie brochure ...

So I can't let Julie have ALL the fun! I can't believe we are actually here. People are so friendly, even when you are driving the wrong way down a one way street! We have had fun driving through the countryside. Obidos is awesome, and we are right on the beach at Nazare. The whole country reminds me so much of California: no wonder so many Portuguese have settled there. But I have ONE BIG COMPLAINT in this trip. Everywhere we go, when I hand someone a credit c...

We have arrived! The flight from Newark to Lisbon was only 5 hours, 55 min. Plenty of turbulence, but we arrived earlier than planned. Upon arriving, Margaret Ann was thoroughly questioned by the Passport Check guy. The rest of us got through just fine :) We picked up our rental car, a spacious black BMW, and headed north! We stopped by the walled city of Óbidos, climbing steep steps to the top of the wall, which you can walk all around on! The old castle of...