8th October 2013 - The rain in Spain falls mainly in Porto.

So up early for the drive to Portugal. I found out while it is still dark in Spain at 8.30am. Daylight saving is 2 hours in Spain!!!

It seems that Spain is up on a plateau and upon entering Portugal it was all down hill (literally). There were some very decent descents as we threaded our way down to the coast.

Arrived in Porto. Very picturesque and had a great seafood lunch on the river promenade. Then it was back to the hotel for a well-earned rest. Dinner was excellent. Portugese soup followed by a veal steak medium and it was really good.

9^th October 2013 – Porto to Lisbon via Fatima and Oribos.

So amazingly out of bed of early again this morning and off to Fatima.

That was incredible. Talk about the Bunnings of religious artifacts. It was unbelievable. Crass commercialism of the highest order. From an atheists perspective totally forgettable. I would have happily  traded that for another two hours in the Prado for that waste of time.

Then on to Oribos which is a quaint little town that apparently was the dowry of the Portugese Queens. Again two hours here which I would happily have traded for the Prado.

On into Lisbon which is where we are now. It is amazing that in these so called 5 star hotels everything costs extra (7 Euros for 24 hour internet access- 10 Euro to use the pool. What the?)

So another day in Lisbon tomorrow and then onto Seville (back to Spain).