olhão in june - train trip to faro

Thursday 23rd of June - train trip to Faro

olhão in june - fachadas de azulejos

Monday 20th of June - a lazy in and around Casa Henriette

Because some of us, despite the good protection against the sun, still suffered from sunburn due to the treacherous wind on Ilha do Farol, we decided over breakfast to make it an easy day.

So we stayed in Olhão and Henk and I made a long city walk in the neighborhood and recognized some of the tiled facades from last year.

We both love the colorful and photogenic houses in the old town.

When we went to the train station to buy tickets for tomorrow's train trip, just then they were pruning the bougainvillea and we were allowed to take a few branches of the pruning waste for our casa.

The rest of the day we spent at the plunge pool and in the shade of the morrocan-like roof terrace.

In the evening we went out for dinner together and Liam-Novi enjoyed the cozy dinner just like us. He deserves an award for best baby to take out to dinner!

olhão

Saturday 5th of September

Breakfast under the lemon tree.

Train trip to Olhão.

Hang out in the hidden streets with tiled houses in Olhão, azulejos paradise. (Eu amo isso!)

So surprising facades, many varieties, so many colors, so many styles, so many decades.

This year I fell in love with the seventies tiles.

Saturday market, packed with organic vegetables, plants and food.

The outdoor saturday market on the quay of the Ria Formosa is a feast for the eyes. Market with a view.

We bought some fresh backed portuguese cakes, to eat during the ferry crossing to Ilha do Farol.

A few hours of siesta on the island of Farol.

Ferry back to Faro. (haha, smart idea of mine, to take the ferry instead of traveling back by train, with an island as a stopover)

Once back on the mainland, we had some drinks at our favorite cafe around the corner, before we went back to the Lemon Tree hotel.

Que dia lindo...