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The Convent and the Synagogue
On the last full day of their visit, Sandra, her family, my husband, and I took the pleasant two-hour train ride to Tomar, where the Knights Templar lived in a convent atop a hill. Now I know convent...
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The Place Where I Fell in Love
This trip wasn’t the first time my husband and I came to Lisbon. We picked Lisbon and Madrid as our vacation destinations in February 2009, in part because we hadn’t been to Lisbon and we heard it was...
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Seeing an Old Friend
My husband and I just returned from three days in New Orleans visiting our daughter, Maddy, as well as our friend Rachel Burk, who we got to know in Lisbon last fall. It’s always fun to see people who...
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Tourists at Home
Special thanks go to PoliLingua for sponsoring this post, in which I explore The Cloisters of New York City and comment on the history and languages of the Iberian Peninsula. PoliLingua offers...
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Return to Portugal: Not a Garret…But a Great Location Anyway
As a dedicated watcher of House Hunters International, I’ve learned the three clichés of the expat house hunter: “fell in love,” “wanted the slower lifestyle,” and “wanted to give our kids the...
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Live Like a Marrano: Passover and Easter in Portugal
Last week my husband and an Israeli colleague emailed each other about a project, and the colleague wished Richard a Happy Passover. Richard responded by saying that here in Lisbon he can’t even find...
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Lego Fan Event Lisbon
When I lived in Portugal in 2012, I was thoroughly impressed by the creativity of the country’s Lego builders, particularly those who displayed their work for El Corte Inglés’s holiday exhibit and...
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A Visit to Evora
Since returning from our Fulbright semester, Richard and I have become the go-to resources for friends seeking advice on travel to Portugal. Around New Year’s my friend and fellow critique group member...
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Hey, Prince John!
Like many parents of young children in the 1990s, I sometimes sat my kiddies in front of the television, popped in a VHS tape, and enjoyed the 90 minutes of “me time” that followed. My daughter and son...
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Lisbon’s African Roots Tour
Many of my blog posts touch on aspects of Portugal’s history, from the legend of the Adamastor to the Carnation Revolution and the leaders who helped to establish a stable democracy that endures today....
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