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[personal profile] wellinghall
Hi folks

Well, we´re here in sunny Portugal. Well, actually it´s raining at the moment, but what the heck.

Evora is a MARVELLOUS town. We´re stopping in a C16 monastery, with a Roman temple *right* outside the front door, and the cathedral just round the back. The streets are all narrow, cobbled and Moor-ish; the remaining bits of Roman wall are underneath our bedroom; and the complete circuit of medieval walls is only a few hundred yards (sorry, I know that should be "metres", but I´m just old enough to think in yards) away.

Portugese food is good, in HUGE portions, if heavy on the pork. Also heavy on the custard pastries, mmm!

Today we went on a bus tour of the paeleolithic, neolithic and megalithic remains in the region - cave paintings, cromlech, menhir and dolmen. All great fun. Tomorrow we are planning to go to Elvas, which has a C17 star fort. Then on Saturday, we´ll be going to Lisbon for foradan´s wedding. the_marquis, if you´re reading this, I´ll be in lounge suit.

We forgot to set the video for anything, so Î hope mother-in-law is recording Timewatch for us tonight, and father-in-law is recording Dr Who for us on Saturday!

Oh, and I hate Portugese keyboards - everything is in the wrong place!

See some of you at the weekend!

Date: 2006-04-20 04:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foradan.livejournal.com
Welcome to Portugal

Date: 2006-04-20 04:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] foradan.livejournal.com
By the way. Your suitcase arrived successfully, on Monday.

Date: 2006-04-20 05:45 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] sally_maria
Glad you're having a good time - give everyone my love.

I'm off to Portsmouth for the wedding I'm going to tomorrow.

Date: 2006-04-20 05:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] helflaed.livejournal.com
Sounds lovely- I hope you continue enjoying yourself

Date: 2006-04-20 06:25 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] emperor
See you on Saturday!

Date: 2006-04-20 06:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dreiviertel.livejournal.com
I love the little circumflex over your 'I' - it just gives out the right flavour! Have a great time and give my best wishes to Foradan and Maggie!

Date: 2006-04-24 03:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wellinghall.livejournal.com
Thank you - I've no idea how I did it, though!

Date: 2006-04-20 06:31 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sam1987.livejournal.com
Sounds nice! Have a great time!

Date: 2006-04-20 06:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] didiusjulianus.livejournal.com
Hi,

Echo Sally Maria's comment (ie. give my love to everyone too)....but what do you mean about being just old enough to do 'yards'...I do 'yards' and I'm *loads* younger than you. (Ducks for cover).

;)

Date: 2006-04-24 03:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wellinghall.livejournal.com
Oooh! You had better watch out next time we meet!

;-)

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