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Photo Equipment: This was my first trip with my new digital camera. I was resistant to the idea of purchasing a digital (I guess I'm a bit of a purist), but after using it on this trip, I'm a convert! I have a Nikon Coolpix 2500, which is just a basic 2 megapixel camera that is all I need for web page building. It's also small enough to put in my pocket which comes in handy when it rains. I carry my SLR in a backpack and every time it rained I had to pack it back up, but with the digital, it's easy to just slip it into the pocket of my raincoat and move on.
I still love my SLR, but I highly recommend a digital as well!
Updated Mar 8, 2003
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Hiking
Miscellaneous: If you are visiting Coimbra in May you may need to bring a new liver or an economy size box of paracetemol...
The reason being that May is party time for the students of Coimbra, rather bizzarely for us it is just before exam time but basically the penultimate students organise huge parties.
There is a procession into town and all the various faculties decorate a van in the colours of their department. They then fill the van with as much alcohol as it can take and walk through the streets handing it out to by-standers...
Written Aug 25, 2002
Luggage and bags: Dont bring much; the shopping is not the most refined, but good regarding leather products (you get the 1000 dollar gucci leather jackets here under a different brand for a little over 200 dollars), shoes
womens underwear.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Good shoes, you should see the university (at least for the view) and its situatd on the top. In the summertime its very hot here, like most of the interior portugal.
Written Aug 24, 2002
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Just like Lisbon and Porto, Coimbra is built on a hill, but it is best experienced on foot, so be sure to take comfortable shoes. And as always, don't forget your camera…
Written Mar 5, 2004
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Again, don´t forget to bring good walking shoes.
There are loads of cobbled stoned streets.
Updated Aug 26, 2002
Luggage and bags: Rucsack.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Comfortable shoes to walk a lot.
Comfortable clothes to hang around.
Written Aug 26, 2002
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Camping
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: If you go to Óbidos in summer, don't foget your swimming suit and enjoy the Foz do Arelho beach or the Óbidos Lagoon.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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Camping If you go to Óbidos in summer, don't foget your swimming suit and enjoy the Foz do Arelho beach or the Óbidos Lagoon.
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Q: Hello outthere. I'll need an advice regarding transportation for my 2 boys, who are going to arrive friday 11th og february at...
A: Hello, to go to Coimbra they'll have both the bus or the train. Look at www.rede-expressos.pt for the bus and www.cp.pt for the trains, both sites have english...
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Coimbra is another beautiful city in Portugal. It's famous for the Univerity, one of the oldest in the word, but the city offers some other attractiones you should not miss.
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One of my most memorable moments in Coimbra was an evening spent sipping on fine wine, sitting on a hill looking down on the beautiful city, while listening to wonderful Fado music. Fado de Coimbra......
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Birthplace of six kings and the seat of Portugal's first university, reputedly the second-oldest in the world, Coimbra's tradition runs deep, with black-caped students swarming the town during term......
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Coimbra, like many old cities in Europe, boasts an impressive history much of which is preserved and used but is also there to amaze and delight people like me. Both Spain and Portugal have a long and...
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I cannot lie. Coimbra was a slight disappointment, but not because it wasn't a charming place. The sight of the city rising above the Rio Mondego is worth going out of your way for all by itself....
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