On May 12th, we had a walking tour of historic Zamora, Spain, which has the most Romanesque churches in Europe. It was a good day for portraits: The city has encouraged artists to paint beautiful murals in order to discourage graffiti. It seems to work, and the artwork was very interesting! More views of the … Continue reading More Model “A”ers in Zamora
Last night we visited a vintage car museum in Salamanca, Spain: And this morning we found we were in the two local newspapers. Here's the city by day and by night: We had the morning free in Salamanca, so some of us took the tourist train. Others walked around the city. We had a relatively … Continue reading An Unscheduled Stop Leads to a Spanish Surprise
May 10: Before we left the area, we visited a ranch outside of Ciudad Rodrigo, where we were offered a cowboy/horsemanship/matador exhibition. Here are the cows and bulls coming into the arena: The horses were beautiful, the riders very skilled, and the matador with the young bull interesting. Afterwards, we lined up the cars and … Continue reading Spanish Culture Meets Henry Ford
After Lamego, Portugal, we crossed the border into Spain. Because the Pope was visiting Fatima, Portugal, we were prepared for more than normal EU border interrogation. However, probably because we were leaving Portugal rather than entering, no one paid any attention to us. On the way to Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain, we stopped and had a … Continue reading Our First Parador in Spain
In Porto, Portugal, several local Model A/vintage car enthusiasts greeted us. One of members had a broken motor mount and the locals found a place to weld a part for him on our first day there. Then, because one of our members was having possible electrical issues, they arranged to have us all drive to … Continue reading Along the Douro River
Greetings! We have made it to Spain, but I’m going to catch up on scenes from Portugal. Last time we “spoke”, we were in Porto, Portugal. This is a beautiful old town, with very modern additions, so some of the photos may show the old and new together. We spent two nights at the Hotel … Continue reading Testing the Port in Porto
May 7 - 9: Just a quick note to let you know we’re all fine… We’ve had a couple of long days, some mechanical issues, and weak internet. You know, this isn’t all fun and games: we have daily navigators meetings, and here’s a sample of images from one meeting: And, thanks to the Griesses, … Continue reading Fun and Games in Portugal
May 7: Model A'ers like to eat, so here's a sample of what we've had so far here in Portugal. (Photo credits, Padgett, Bill Sebenski and Burbank): But it's not all fun: Terri Padgett caught a couple of mechanics at work: And Katherine Bard caught the blogger at work: Tomorrow, I'll show you a … Continue reading Portugal Food and Fun
May 4: We’ve had a couple of long touring days, as you will see, so I’ll try to catch up now. Here are some pix taken by the Jensens and Terri Padgett at the warehouse yesterday, when we picked up our cars, and our first gasoline purchase: We all had spare time to tour Sintra … Continue reading So Many Sights, So Little Time in Portugal
Tour participants have been arriving in Lisbon for the last few days, each of us doing our “own” thing! Here's a favorite image of Lisbon by night: the Statue of the Marques de Pombal: And here's a favorite image of Lisbon by day: Castelo de Sao Jorge On May 3rd, Carla and Robert rounded us … Continue reading We Made It to Portugal!
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