Re: D300 review at DPReview

Focus wrote:

> Check out google with quinta, palacio and ****tugal. The Quinta da
> Regaleira is an amazing place. Will take all day to see. Many more
> palaces and quintas around Lisbon. Wild life in the north: wolves and
> golden eagles. Fantastic mountains with waterfalls. Rocks, beautiful
> beaches all along the coast. Weatherproof weather ;-)
> What I like is the way they leave things alone. Old buildings, old
> walls (of Roman times) nothing is broken down. Abandoned factories,
> houses etc. make excellent photo locations.
> I would stay away from the Algarve in the summer season.
>
> Did you know that ****tugal is not only one of the oldest of the
> European countries, but also has the oldest original border? So older
> even than Greece or Italy.
> Best part is the people; very friendly and not so used to visitors
> (yet). But a lot of them don't speak English. I would say very below
> average compared with any other western European country. Even much
> of the policemen don't speak English.
> One time I started talking to a young cop in Lisbon, but not one
> word.... Unbelievable.

Thanks for the pointers.  I'll definitely e-mail you when the date is set 
and maybe my family can hook up with yours and you can show us around.




Rita