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Day 1 Lisbon to Sacavem

Only 13kms, and without our full rucksacks, but it’s a start. After getting our Credentials we walked from the Lisbon Cathedral walking thorugh Alfama, an old area of Lisbon. Narrow street and alleys. We stopped for lunch at Praca de … Continue reading

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And now, we walk

We’re starting our second Camino today with an easy 13km walk through the suburbs of Lisbon. Easy because of both the relatively short distance and we’ll only be carrying our small daypacks, not the full 12 – 15kg rig. As … Continue reading

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The 25th April, Freedom Day

We woke up this morning to find Portugal is on holiday. While it’s ANZAC day in Australia, in Portugal its Freedom Day , a celebration of the almost-bloodless military coup which began on 25th April 1974, when a revolution toppled … Continue reading

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Lisbon

Arrivederci Italia, Olá Lisboa e Portogallo! We’re staying in an apartment just off Praça de Dom Pedro IV – ‘The Rossio’, which is one of the main squares in Lisbon. The view from our window is the National Theatre D. … Continue reading

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Milan

We took a fast train from Rome to Milan yesterday – 3.5 hours, average speed 270kph. Lovely green countryside. We’re staying a few Metro stops from the city centre and after checking in, we headed straight back into the city … Continue reading

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Catacombs of San Sebastiano

Yesterday, Friday, we spent the day being tourists. Proper tourists in an open-roof tour bus, with earphones connected to the English language tour commentary. There weren’t many fellow tourists, probably because it was raining and all the seats were wet, … Continue reading

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Vatican

We took the Metro (underground) to Vatican City. The Metro is somewhat of a disappointment after the efficient, clean Singapore system, but it got us there.  The crowds were enormous. Last visit had been in January some years ago when … Continue reading

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Rome

It took us a day to get from Singapore to Paris to Rome, then another half a day to recover. The AirFrance flight to Paris was … squeezy. But then, it was cheap, so we got what we paid for. … Continue reading

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Batam Island

We stayed until mid-afternoon on Batam Island, taking the ferry from Sekupang to Singapore and arriving about 5pm. We left our rucksacks in storage and went to Little India on the MRT for dinner. Then it was then back to … Continue reading

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Singapore to Batam Island

We took the ferry from Singapore to Batam Island in Indonesia. We did not get the ferry until late in the afternoon. The ferry dodged many ships passing through the Singapore Straits. We booked a hotel that is a resort … Continue reading

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