July 7th, 2010  Kristien has just cooked our first dinner in our 'home for the week'. Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Tiled facade. Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Monasterio de los Jeronimos. Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Vasco da Gama's tomb, Church of Santa Maria, adjacent to the Monastery. Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Vasco da Gama's tomb, Church of Santa Maria, adjacent to the Monastery. Lisbon, Portugal.
July 7th, 2010  Monasterio de los Jerinomos. Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Courtyard of the Monastery. Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Church of Santa Maria.Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Vasco da Gama Monument on the Tagus River. Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Tower of Belem. Lisbon, Portugal. July 7th, 2010  Tower of Belem. Lisbon, Portugal.
July 7th, 2010  Caroline and Kristien at the Tower of Belem. Lisbon, Portugal. July 8th, 2010  Alfama Quarter. Lisbon, Portugal. July 8th, 2010  View from the Church of Santa Engracia. For a moment I thought I'd been transported back home... yes it's an almost exact copy of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Lisbon, Portugal. July 8th, 2010  View from the Church of Santa Engracia. Lisbon, Portugal. July 8th, 2010  View from the Church of Santa Engracia. Lisbon, Portugal. July 9th, 2010  Sailing out of Lisbon on the River Tagus (de Taag). Portugal.
July 9th, 2010  Approaching the 25th of April Bridge (yep, the one that looks like the San Francisco one) over the Tagus River. Lisbon, Portugal. July 9th, 2010  Enjoying champagne with Kristien while approaching the Atlantic Ocean. July 9th, 2010  We were greeted by a large pod of dolphins. Amazing sight!!! July 9th, 2010  The dolphins. July 9th, 2010  One of these must be Yvonne. July 10th, 2010  Al dressed for dinner in 'East' on board.
July 11th, 2010  Arrived and anchored at Hendaye (Basque: Hendaia). Basque Coast, France. July 12th , 2010  Popped over to picturesque Hondaribbia for a few hours. Spain. July 12th , 2010  Hondarribia, Spain. July 12th , 2010  Enjoying mussels and fries back in Hendaye, France. July 12th , 2010  Chateau of Antoine d'Abbadie. Hendaye, France. July 12th , 2010  View from the Chateau. Hendaye, France.
July 12th , 2010  Chateau d'Abbadie from the boat. July 13th, 2010  Lighthouse entering the Garonne river. France. July 13th, 2010  Garonne River. France. July 13th, 2010  Garonne River. France. July 13th, 2010  Sunset entering Bordeaux. July 13th, 2010  Docking in Bordeaux.
July 14th, 2010  Bordeaux, France. July 14th, 2010  Bordeaux, France. July 14th, 2010  Bordeaux Cathedral (Cathedrale Saint-Andre de Bordeaux). France. July 14th, 2010  View from Pey-Berland Tower, next to the Cathedral. Bordeaux, France. July 14th, 2010  Cathedral seen from Pey-Berland Tower. Bordeaux, France. July 14th, 2010  View from Pey-Berland Tower. Bordeaux, France.
July 14th, 2010  The historic old town is listed as Unesco World Heritage Centre. Bordeaux, France. July 14th, 2010  Last lunch on board. Docked in Bordeaux, France. July 14th, 2010  Bordeaux, France. July 14th, 2010  Met Krisiten gezellig op een terraske in Bordeaux, France. July 14th, 2010  Bordeaux, France. July 14th, 2010  Getting ready for the 14th of July fireworks later that night. From our excellent vantage point on the Garonne. Bordeaux, France.
July 15th, 2010  Coffee and a croissant for breakfast, near Gare St Jean. Bordeaux, France. July 15th, 2010  Waiting for our train in Gare St Jean. Bordeaux, France. July 15th, 2010  On the high speed direct train from Bordeaux to Brussel Zuid.