We were timetabled to leave the pensione at 7.00am so helped ourselves to a makeshift breakfast at about 6.30am so we could be ready. We waited in vain and at 7.30am sought out one of the kitchen staff to see what had happened. it appeared that the lady from Badia who was to collect us on her way to Venice had driven straight past!
After some rearranging, we were on our way with George, the area manager who was driving his brother and sister-in-law back to the airport. George and his wife Emma both work for Colette's and Emma had recently had baby Luca at the Badia hospital.
We were well within in time for our TAP flight initially to Lisbon and then to Oporto. The planes were small and lower flying so we were able to see much of the terrain as we flew. Both Lisbon and Oporto are sprawling cities with most of the buildings covered in orange-tiled roofs.
The instructions to our AirBnB in Oporto were excellent and with only one change of metro line, we took the lift to a park right opposite our front door! We settled ourselves in to the apartment - a very spacious old ground floor place with a back garden.
An early evening walk to the supermarket allowed us to get our bearings as well as the makings of a lovely salad for dinner.
We spent the evening sorting clothes for washing and did our first load. We had been looking forward to the washing machine!
After some rearranging, we were on our way with George, the area manager who was driving his brother and sister-in-law back to the airport. George and his wife Emma both work for Colette's and Emma had recently had baby Luca at the Badia hospital.
We were well within in time for our TAP flight initially to Lisbon and then to Oporto. The planes were small and lower flying so we were able to see much of the terrain as we flew. Both Lisbon and Oporto are sprawling cities with most of the buildings covered in orange-tiled roofs.
The instructions to our AirBnB in Oporto were excellent and with only one change of metro line, we took the lift to a park right opposite our front door! We settled ourselves in to the apartment - a very spacious old ground floor place with a back garden.
An early evening walk to the supermarket allowed us to get our bearings as well as the makings of a lovely salad for dinner.
We spent the evening sorting clothes for washing and did our first load. We had been looking forward to the washing machine!
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