Ola! Rod and the kids were troopers today and did a lot of running around. The elevator broke sometime after we stuffed it full of Rod and the luggage the night before, so that meant 6 flights of stairs every time we went out of the Airbnb apartment. I was battling a migraine and going up and down stairs made my heart pound and my headache worse, so I stayed home and watched the rain fall on and off all day. There were two musical groups that played down on the street this day. One group played big band music or something you might hear in New Orleans and one was an eight member college marching band. There is almost always some sort of music being played on the street below. We got some delicious Korean barbeque for dinner and started another Netflix series.
A view of the street from our apartment.
Clare watching the music groups.
Our view of the city skyline.
You can see the Mondego River, it leads to the Atlantic.
We couldn't see this group. It was in the street behind us. I'm filming out a bathroom window.
Korean barbeque dinner.
Adeus!
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