Portugal...

After 10 days in the Med, we landed in Lisbon on the 1st. Right now, we're in a small hotel in the city of Porto, in the north of Portugal. We made the 3 hour drive here from Vermelha yesterday morning. Vermelha is a small town set in the countryside about 40 minutes north of Lisbon, 10 minutes from the coast. It's also the home town of our friend Bruno, and he's the reason we chose to end our trip here. Bruno's family owns a house settled above acres of vineyards and it sits empty most of the year... we are thankful to Bruno and his family for letting us stay here. I wish I had pics of his house uploaded to the computer, it's ridiculous. We light a fire most days, sip wine on the porch, stroll through their land, go to bed late and sleep in. We also toured a few neighboring cities with some friends and Bruno's mom. We're having dinner tomorrow night with some of Bruno's friends we've come to know over the last week and a half, should be nice. Three months has flown by, see you next week!

Here are a few pics of Italy...

Pic 1... Venice 2 days before the flood

Pic 2... Dolomites

Pic 3... Osteria with no Oste (bar with no bartender)

Pic 4... Cheers to our Italian hosts, Franca e Umberto

Pic 5... Autumn in Italy