Wednesday, November 12, 2014

The beautiful, scenic Duoro Valley

Going through the locks


 

Scenes from the river


An amazing day with Louis and his 27 employees at their vineyards harvesting olives and tasting wine all accompanied by the drummer and squeeze box.


 
Views of the vineyard

Olive harvesting




The train runs through the valley and it would be a fabulous trip to take someday 



Sidewalk tiles 


Sandeman vineyards

Olive trees, cork bark, herbs, Rosemary bushes and rose bushes planted to be able to "read" the soil


Train station

Shopping in Pinhoa




4 comments:

  1. Gramsy... rocking the collage pictures! Nice work. What a fun adventure... and you're only three weeks into your voyage! Can you expain the Puritan in the cape? Obviously a tour guide, but where/what?

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  2. you guys look great! i love the photo of you helping to harvest the olives. well done. wine & olives!? throw in some cheese and i can see myself in pinhao permanently!
    xoxo
    em

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  3. So glad that Portugal has lived up to itself!

    BTW, how much was the laundry service at the Rossio in Lisbon?

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  4. Photos are unbelievable...some of the landscapes look like paintings. Drink it in as they say! Loved the video of you harvesting the olives and that music was so charming. That's another world over there. Bring it home with you and do some painting!!

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