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Being in Portugal for Euro 2016 Part II: The Final, Portugal vs France

Being in Portugal for Euro 2016 Part II: The Final, Portugal vs France

After the disappointment of Portugal beating Wales, we moved on from Lisbon to Albufeira in the Algarve. And on our second day there, it was the Euro 2016 final: Portugal vs France. So we went to the main square in old town Albufeira to soak up the atmosphere and watch the game...

Being in Portugal for Euro 2016 Part I: A Welshman in Lisbon for Portugal vs Wales, the Semi Final.

Being in Portugal for Euro 2016 Part I: A Welshman in Lisbon for Portugal vs Wales, the Semi Final.

Six months ago I booked tickets to the NOS Alive festival Lisbon for July, and I'd scheduled it so we'd arrive in Lisbon a day early so we could actually see some of the city before the festival started. As it turned out Wales, incredibly, had got through to the Euro 2016 semi-final! And it would take place on our first night in Lisbon... against, you guessed it, Portugal! I could not have planned it any better if I'd tried...