October 15, 2017 Morning to organize ourselves for our journey to Seville later today. Unfortunately, we could not go and see the end of the Lisbon Marathon (timing is everything)… In any event handed off our keys to the host and trundled off to the metro station…..with the cobbled streets there is a distinct clippedy…Continue Reading “Lisbon to Seville ….. a long travel day & our 1st full day in Seville”
October 12, 2017 Now that we are heading into the last few days of our stay in Lisbon we are just planning on one more day trip and then cleaning up a few loose ends in Lisbon. The day trip is to Cascais which we have seen already but we are carrying on from there…Continue Reading “Lisbon …..a day Trip to Cabo da Roca and some loose ends in Lisbon”
October 10, 2017 The Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, is based in the Gardens of the National Palace of Queluz, with a mission to conserve and promote the Lusitano horse and a unique Portuguese tradition of Haute École through the selection, training and exhibition of these Pure Blood Lusitano horses from the Alter Real Stud…Continue Reading “Lisbon ….. Belem and a Horse Show”
October 9, 2017 Beautiful day ….again! …..well we now have this drill down pat and we are starting earlier ….breakie, metro, train from the Rossio Station… Today we are heading back to Sintra a short train ride away. Our game plan is simple …visit Pena Palace and the Monserrate Palace and try to get there…Continue Reading “Lisbon ….. 2nd day trip to Sintra”
October 8th As part of our exploratory walks, we visited the Bairro Alto area which is a nighttime entertainment area although it is still interesting during the day but without major sites… The two funicular routes of Gloria and Bica transport passengers (mainly tourists!) up the steep hills into Chiado and Bairro Alto… Next up…Continue Reading “Lisbon ….. exploring the Barrio Alto & Chiado Districts”
October 6, 2017 A lovely sunrise, yogurt, fruits, a bun, and coffee and we are all set for an outing to Obidos….. down the wicked hill to the Saint Apolina Station… ……purchase tickets for the Metro ……and 20 minutes later we alight at Campo Grande, in the shadow of a large soccer stadium the bus…Continue Reading “Lisbon ….. day trip to Obidos”
October 5, 2017 Well, we have spent the last few days wandering around some of the districts in Lisbon as well as taking care of some day-to-day business….food shopping > can’t eat out all the time !!, bus tickets, etc. Our wandering is taking us to areas outside of Alfama >>> where we “live” and…Continue Reading “Lisbon ….. day to day chores and exploring new neighbourhoods”
October 3, 2017 ….not much to report, a lazy day ….planning the next part of the trip (we did not do the due diligence we normally do before the trip as it was up in the air that we would actually go until the last few days). It is amazing how much help it is…Continue Reading “Lisbon ….. lazing around and exploring the Belem District”
September 30, 2017 Did some running around the city and just plain old relaxing over the last few days, then opted for an outing to Sintra . Hefty breakfast at “home” and a brisk 20-minute walk to the Rossio train station thinking we would get an early start and beat the crowds, haha on us….long…Continue Reading “Lisbon ….. day trip to Sintra”
September 26, 2017 Another beautiful day, on the menu for today is a day trip to Cascais via train: …after an in-house breakfast, we are off ……down what we have christened the “wicked hill”…..and yes, the locals huff and puff as well… ….to the Appollonia Metro Station then connect with the train departing from the…Continue Reading “Lisbon ….. day trip to Cascais”