Tucked away on the Rua das Francesinhas, lies the oldest public wash house in Lisbon. Lavadouro das Francesinhas is one of the vestiges of an important Portuguese tradition. Under the bright blue skies with a crisp breeze blowing, a laundress toils over the wash tubs where she’s worked for most of her life. A wool rug is carefully scrubbed and rinsed until it meets with her satisfaction. From days long gone, remains the pleasure of caring for clothes and fabric with dedication and love.
Category: Travel with Sniffapalooza
We love fragrance and we love to travel. Combine the two and you’ve got Sniffapalooza Zurich – our seventh annual trip abroad! Check out the recaps of our prior journeys to Lisbon, Barcelona, Grasse, London, Florence, and Paris and see how we travel, Sniffapalooza style!
We’ll be taking a small group of 20 – 25 travelers along with us to discover the sights, scents and tastes of Zurich. And best of all, we’ve got inside access to the world of fragrance!
There’s something totally exhilarating about traveling to new places and exploring different cultures. We spent our first morning in Portugal discovering Azietao, a sleepy but prosperous agricultural village, stopping for a tour of Fonseca Caves Winery. As we sampled the Periquita, my thoughts kept wandering to what was in store for us upon our return to Hotel Mundial….