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  • Goodbye, Ponta Delgada.

    Today we bid farewell to Açores and say hello again to Lisbon. It’s been more than a pleasant experience during our stay in Ponta Delgada. People we had encountered in Lisbon have been warm and friendly. It was even more so in Açores. We appreciate the hospitality and certainly can recommend visiting Ponta Delgada should…

  • Walking on Ponta Delgada Streets

    Today will be the last full day we have in Ponta Delgada. Before we had breakfast and left the room for the day, both my companion and I went out for a walk and run respectively. I ventured and ran towards to the city center this morning..

  • Cauliflower Salad

    Pretty sure we’re not alone, but we tend to consume more ​when we travel. It’s part of the experience even though we don’t always opt for local cuisine.

  • Sete Cidades

    Today we went on for a half-day tour of the Seven Cities (Sete Cidades) on the São Miguel Island. The weather was unstable and there was near constant light rain throughout the tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable. How much information we actually retained after is a different matter..

  • Another Day Unworthy of Remembering

    This image was captured before the sun rose this morning. It was declared a do-nothing day, and for sure nothing happened. ​We only left the door and went to the hotel pool after noon basically letting the house keeping have the opportunity to make our room. It’s one of these days when we travel..

  • Ponta Delgada at Night

    Dinner time in Portugal is rather late for us. Local people usually have dinner after 7pm. The street might look deserted because all the shops are closed. However most restaurants around there are packed with patrons. Popular places all require advance reservations and we learned the hard way tonight..

  • Portas da Cidade

    Couldn’t figure out how to take the public bus from our hotel, we took a Uber* to go to the center of the city. First thing we saw was one of the most iconic monuments of Ponta Delgada: Portas da Cidade (City Gates).

  • Arriving in Ponta Delgada

    Today we hopped on one more plane. We left the hotel in Lisboa at 1:45pm and arrived in the Azores shortly after 7pm local time. The Azores is the main destination for this trip and we are looking forward to exploring the largest city Ponta Delgada.

  • Lisboa Seen From Castelo de São Jorge

    It was a rather easy journey going up to the Castelo de São Jorge. But getting back to our hotel from there was a different story. We had to walk for quite a while to reach the bus stop. With my companion’s physical condition, the hilly roads and the high temperature, it wasn’t a pleasant…

  • Unauthorized Exhibition of Banksy

    Earlier today we went to Museu Banksy (Museum Banksy), which is conveniently located right behind the hotel where we are staying. The exhibition was well presented with detailed explanation of each piece that Banksy created. Although I knew they were all reproductions, I didn’t realize that the famous anonymous artist actually has never authorized the…