Our Portuguese and Spanish vacation
September 2003.

Our journey started in Portland, OR, then travelled through Newark, NJ. From there we flew to Lisbon. We took the train to Porto on the Duoro river, travelled through the Northern provinces of Spain and ended in Madrid where we joined up with the Rick Steves' group tour. The scenery varied greatly and included spectacular mountains, beautiful coast and lush vegitation contrasted with arid scenes. The weather was mostly sunny and hot.
We made the best of the opportunity to taste and enjoy the rich and exciting culture, foods and wines.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

 

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Enjoying the culture


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Portugal

 

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Dom (Ponte) Luis I, steel Bridge over the Douro, Porto

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Port houses at Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto

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Church of Dom Jesus do Monte, Braga, Minho

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Tavira, Algarve

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Cabo de San Vincente, Algarve

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Salema, Algarve

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Evora, Alentejo

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Cork trees, Alentejo

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Dolomite stone circle near Evora, Alentejo

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Lisbon on the river Tagus

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Ponte 25 de Abril steel bridge, Lisbon

  

 

Our Rick Steves' gang for Spain & Portugal 

 

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Group photo, Toledo

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Eladio, our bus driver

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Flamenco dancing show

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Wine tasting  with Carlos (on left), Toledo

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Carlos and Eladio showing Cork tree bark, Evora, Alentejo, Portugal

  

 

Northern Spain

 

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Galicia, N.W. Spain

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Romanesque Cathederal, Santiago de Compostelo, Galicia

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Basque Country (Euskadi), Bay of Biscay

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Gugenheim museum on the banks of the river El Nervion, Bilbao

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Flower statue at the Gugenheim, Bilbao

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Bermeo, Basque Country

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Bermeo, Basque Country

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Gernika, Basque Country

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Lekeitio, Basque Country

 

Central and Southern Spain

 

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Statue of little Bear eating Madrone berries
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Metropolis Edificio, Calle de Alcalá, Madrid

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Roman aquaduct, Segovia

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Segovia

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Monasterio de San Lorenzo del Escorial

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Toledo, Castile-La Mancha

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Zocodover, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha

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Windmills, La Manca

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Generalife, Alhambra, Grenada, Andalucia

 

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Moorish architecture, Alhambra, Grenada, Andalucia

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Moorish architecture, Alhambra, Grenada, Andalucia

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The gorge, Ronda, Andalucia

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Cathederal with the Giralda tower, Seville, Andalucia

      

 

Pictures were taken with a Kodac DC210 digital camera.

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