Lisbon

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 We had a lovely rail trip down from Porto.  Under 3 hours, Smooth as silk, reaching speeds of 220km/ph and brilliant blue sunshine outside. In Lisbon we stayed at a…

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Porto

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It is lovely to be back in Porto, a city where we know the layout and public transport, where the people are kind and there is no shortage of food…

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Cambridge-London

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After the adventures with the bag we returned to a more sedate existence in Cambridge.  A pub lunch with all the relatives in town, followed by a stroll along the…

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The bag

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Once upon a time there was a small red backpack.  It had travelled on the Eurostar from Lille to London.  And then it got on a train to Cambridge.  It…

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Lille

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We arrived in Lille and went to drop the car off near the railway station.  It sounded easy, but finding the office and then being able to get there on…

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