One of Steffen’s Christmas presents was a sailboat tour on the Tagus River in Lisbon that I (again) found through […]
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Alcobaça Monastery
There is another well-known monastery near Nazaré, Alcobaça Monastery, that I wanted to visit so we headed out Sunday morning […]
Batalha Monastery
On Saturday morning we took a quick trip to a nearby monastery, Batalha Monastery. We had actually tried to go […]
A New New Year’s Eve
We spent New Year’s Eve as (hopefully) everyone around the world did: at home, just the six of us. We […]
Nazaré Round-up
We’ve been in Nazaré for almost four weeks now and are falling more and more in love with Portugal as […]
Óbidos Photoshoot
When we lived in California, a dear friend who is a professional photographer took our annual family photos. I’ve been […]
Cabo de Roca
We ended out tour at Cabo de Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe. Another gorgeous landscape here in Portugal! […]
Sintra Tour
On Monday we spent the day exploring Sintra (near Lisbon) with our amazing tour guide, Mauro, who we found through […]
Mafra and Peniche
I had read about an outdoor museum about an hour south of us called Aldeia Típica de José Franco in […]
Christmas, different yet the same
Like many people around the world, this year’s Christmas was different from all the rest; yet somehow also the same. […]
Gnegel Family Travels 