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Portugal Questions

Hi ladies!  I'm a regular on the Pittsburgh knot board, and I'm thinking of planning a trip to Portugal this winter.  This isn't our honeymoon, but I was hoping you would still be able to help out!  I was wondering if anyone here has been there and would be able to help a bit with planning an itinerary for about seven days.  We definitely want to visit Porto and Lisbon, with a brief stop at Fatima in between, but I don't know much about other parts of the country.  I would also love first-hand feedback on the usual weather in December/January if anyone has any idea- the internet is telling me it's usually 50-60, but I suspect that it may also be rainy season at that time. Thank you!
7.17.10

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Re: Portugal Questions

  • I'm not sure about renting a car, when I was there it was with a huge group (aunts, uncles, cousins, everyone...) so we pretty  all chipped in to get busses to take us places. But I don't think you will have a problem getting around speaking English, almost everyone speaks English there. One tip though: Try to say hello/goodbye/ and thank you in Portuguese. They really appreciate it. My family noticed differences in how my mom was treated, speaking Portuguese, and how the rest of us were treated, not speaking Portuguese.
  • That's generally a good trip for traveling, I think :)  Thanks again!
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