Portuguese tiles

Last year we visited Fabrica Sant'Anna in Lisbon, which makes azulejos--Portuguese tiles. We picked out 15 tiles, 19 border pieces and 4 corners, for about $350, and that was my carry-on luggage for the trip home. We took a class at the Tile Shop in Virginia Beach to find out how to cut the backer board, mix the mortar, cut the trim, lay the tile, caulk the edges, and apply the grout. Here's the result.

Portugal 2008

About this time last year, for our 20th anniversary and Diana's 60th birthday, we took two weeks in Portugal. Flew from Norfolk to Newark to Lisbon to Madeira and spent a few days on the island; back to Lisbon, where we spent a couple of days seeing the city; then we rented a car and drove east, north, and south, spending a couple of nights in each area. I took 279 pictures, about 200mb if you want them all.

 
 Chronological order would be:
 Madeira
 Lisbon
 Evoramonte
 Estremoz (with side trip to Arraiolas)
 Marvao
 Guimaraes
 Torres Vedras
 Ericeira
 Sintra

I kept a journal, which I'll be posting in segments as I get to it.