Not really surprising considering the fact that Portugal charges you for using the highway. The amount of lanes still looks impressive when approaching.
Lanes
Tag: trip
Adventures hike in the neighborhood
We went to the Serra de Midões e de Pias just 20 minutes from home.
and did a relatively short tour mostly along the Rio de Ferreira.
On the komoot map it looked initially like we could cross the river and take shortcut. But it turned out that this is only possible in summer. The river crossings were not possible with the amount of water in the river. So towards the end we had to climb a rather steep path. For the spoiled German member of the Schwarzwaldverein – used to having clear markings and walkable paths everywhere – it was a learning. Nevertheless a nice tour and on the way we found some nice places to rest and with a good view.
Ovos moles
We tastet the local specialty of Aveiro. Ovos moles. Very sweet.
Aveiro is the “Venice of Portugal†because of it’s canals, bridges and boats.
Instead of locks with names the bridges are decorated with ribbons of friendship.
After 4 weeks of rain we enjoyed the nice weather.
Changes
Climate is changing. That’s not really new. However it was new to me that Portugal has a skiing region. It’s located in the Serra da Estrela. But due to less snow and warmer winters skiing is in decline and lifts are closing.
There is also an active lift which in summer is used by hikers.
And there is political change. The radar towers are remnants of the Cold War. Portuguese Air Force and NATO do not need them any more.
