A romantic story...

Today almost immediately after my arrival in Porto, after a brief lunch with my wonderful hosts at the Unifai ageing centre, I caught a train for Coimbra, an historic university town. My host Professor Horacio Firmino was kind enough to provide accommodation in the most wonderful Hotel Quinta das Lagrimas, or "The House of Tears". This hotel (palace, really!) is the backdrop to the romantic story of Pedro and Inez, Portugal's version of Romeo and Juliet, which you can read here.