Porto is the second largest city in Portugal, The Ribeira district is a UNESCO world heritage site. The city is small and very walkable. Port wine is named after Porto. And is made in Porto and Douro Valley. Around Porto Igreja do Carmo /Igreja does Carmelitas Igreja do Carmo and Igreja dos Carmelitas (and the […]
Castile and Leon Region in Northern Spain. Cities we visited Segovia Avlia Wall of Avila The ancient fortified Avila is a UNESCO World Heritage site. For an small entrance fee (5 Euro when we visited) you can go up and walk sections of the wall. Mirador de los Cuatro Postes (Viewpoint of the Four Posts) […]
Alcazar de Segovia Alcazar de segovia, some say the Disney’s castle in CA was inspired by this. There are two types of entrance ticket, one general access and one with tower access. The tower is 152 steps climb up the Tower of John II (a world heritage site). Aqueduct de Segovia Aqueduct de Segovia is […]
Trip Highlight 2 countries: Spain, Portugal Region/Cities: Castile and León, Spain Segovia Avila Salamanca Porto Central Portugal Coimbra Tomar Fatima Batalha Alcobaca Obidos Sintra Lisbon Evora Caceres Trujillo Toledo Madrid We only flew in/out of Madrid this time and did not visit the town, the link above is from our first visit in 2011. Click […]
In Passiac County NJ Info here 10/13/2019 Walk around the Mocksville reservoir
In Monmouth County NJ Info here 6/22/2019 Fort Hancock and the lighthouse Sandy Hook Beach
Although you could drive car into the downtown district, rarely a chance you can park your car. Park your car at the Visitor Center and take shuttle in. The whole area is easy to walk.
Shenandoah National Park is centered by one main ridge drive very similar to Bryce National Park. Sightseeing are mostly Shenandoah valley views. Unlike Bryce National Park that views are so diverse at every corn, Shenandoah’s views are all the same. Perhaps foliage season will be much different by colors. For trails, Stony Man trail and […]
Saguaro West Tuscon Mountain district has more Saguaro and prettier than East Rincon Mountain district in my opinion. Return to Arizona Trip Summary