Today we’re in Coimbra, a relatively small town in the countryside. This is the home of the University of Coimbra, the oldest university in Portugal. It’s a popular site to visit, but visits are very well managed. Each important area has exquisitely timed visits. One of the most unusual things about the university is that they have an active Catholic church as part of a secular campus. Here’s a pic of the nave.

And here is the pipe organ. I haven’t seen many of these with trumpets included.

The other day I missed a presentation of Fado music. We got a second performance today. Most of our tour thought today’s performance was the better one.

We’ve been enjoying perfect weather and good food. Yesterday we had salmon which was off the charts good. At lunch today, we got to sample some Portugal suites. They were amazing.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.