This year, I explored more museums and attended more concerts than usual. The experience has been wonderful. I haven’t been to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts for a long time. They have built a new wing from the existing building. In addition, there was a special exhibit for John Singer Sar[...]
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November 29th, 2013 - 9:22 am § in Justin's Posting
Wellfleet Oylsterfest in Cape Cod
Sharon from my Yoga class has been telling me about the Oysterfest in Wellfleet for years. I finally made it there this year. I figured that it will be fun to make it a birthday gift to myself! After I finished my skating practice on Saturday afternoon, I drove close to 3 hours to Wellfleet [&hellip[...]
September 29th, 2013 - 11:15 am § in Justin's Posting
Ready for some football?
I was talking to Mark from my Yoga class about going to a Patriots game. I haven’t never been to one. The coverage on TV is really good these days: the replay, the slow motion, and the high definition image. However, I still want to at least go to one game and experience the game […][...]
September 29th, 2013 - 10:02 am § in Justin's Posting
End of summer
Time flied. Summer has come to the end. Although I do enjoy the look and the smell of the fall, summer in New England is very charming. During the Labor Day weekend, I went to upstate New York for a retreat. In addition to good homemade meal, the peaceful lake and the beautiful mountain were [&helli[...]
August 11th, 2013 - 7:49 pm § in Justin's Posting
Music filled summer
As part of the Arts Weekend in Boston, I went for the brunch at the Fairmont Copley hotel, with the performance by the musicians from the Handel and Haydn Society. H&H was founded in 1815. That means it is America’s oldest continuous performing arts organization. They are famous for playin[...]
July 10th, 2013 - 7:16 pm § in Justin's Posting
Leaving Porto and back to Lisbon
I walked around Porto before I drove back to Lisbon. There are lots of interesting buildings to browse in Porto. The drive back to Lisbon was uneventful. I was really happy that I brought my car back to the rental car center in one piece! I drove about 1500 km, which is about more than […][...]
July 10th, 2013 - 6:51 pm § in Justin's Posting
Porto, where the port wine came from
I woke up early to beat the heat in Marvão. I decided to hike through the wall of the whole castle. It was fun to walk along the edge of the wall. A good exercise before breakfast! It’s a long drive today from Marvão to Porto. Especially, I stopped by a couple of town to […][...]
July 8th, 2013 - 5:51 pm § in Justin's Posting
Mountain top – Marvão
It’s a long drive today. I arrived in Marvão this afternoon. It is a town situated right at the top of the mountain. On my way here, I stopped by Beja to visit Fabio. I met him at the beach in Sagres. He was at the beach with his family for a Sunday break. I […][...]
July 7th, 2013 - 5:47 pm § in Justin's Posting
Driving to Tavira – castle, churches, pool, and dinner
After checked out the light house at the Cabo de Sāo Vincente, I left Sagres and headed to my next stop, Tavira. It is a small charming town. It’s situated at both sides of Rio Gilāo. My lodging tonight is at the Pousada Convento da Graça. It’s another Pousada with its own charm. Afte[...]
July 6th, 2013 - 6:13 pm § in Justin's Posting
Driving to Sagres, fort, beach, seafood dinner, and sunset
I was really worrying about driving the manual car. Fortunately, the guy at the car rental center saved the day. He offered me a car with automatic without additional charge. Boy, what a relief! I really don’t think I can drive a manual car and browsing the map at the same time. I was lost [&h[...]