Blogs from Lisbon & Tagus Valley, Portugal, Europe - page 55

We have been without internet for three days. A night in Sagres,in the Pousada dos Infantes, at the end of the world. A hike to the Forteleza on the point in the morning to stretch our legs and thunder showers follow us wherever we go. On to Evora, an historic walled city in the Alentejo. More rain, intermittent. Got to town, or rather the base of the hill, outside the walls, at commuter time. Once around a couple of circulos and up the hill following Herv's unfailing sense of direction and we were at the Lo'is Pousada. It's where the bones are stored. It's an old city with a wonderful aquaduct built in the 15th century, still standing and working. More rain. Tortoises in the atrium of the convent where we stay. Last night we stayed ... read more

have just arrived here a few hours ago so haven't seen much yet. just had to report on my last night in lagos!! it was so much fun. what can i say. we accidentally crashed a birthday party and it all turned out so well. some friends walked past a karaoke bar on their way back from dinner and so we decided to start our night there. we went back and had a great time - singing our lungs out.... then they bring out the cake and everyone starts singing happy birthday to this portugese guy. we had absolutely no idea what to do!!! it was so funny. they were so nice and welcoming so we weren't uncomfortable at all. they even gave us birthday cake and champagne!! aren't we lucky. it was so much fun ... read more

08h02 - Chegada ao Aeroporto de Lisboa. Encontro com o pessoal (Isabel, Paulo e João). Também lá esteve a acompanhar-nos e a despedir-se de nós para a grande viagem o Henrique Almeida, da organização. 10h37 - Partida com destino a Newark. Começa o tormento de horas e horas a caminho do Oeste Americano. Algumas horas dormidas e uns quantos snacks são a história desta viagem de cerca de 8 horas. 18h33 - Chegada a Newark. Tempo de sobra para comer, dar umas voltas no aeroporto, fazer umas compras, etc... Ainda houve quem se lembrasse de ir dar uma volta a New York por uma horita (sim, fui eu) ... mas desistimos da ideia. AInda podíamos perder o próximo avião e isso era impensável acontecer!! 00h34 - Saída de Newark para Denver com uma hora de atraso. ... read more

A fluent Portuguese speaker, knows all the best shopping spots, fearless van driver and knowable guide of the historic sights. What more could we ask? Oh… and she just happens to be A’s sister! We were finally in Portugal and very excited for several reasons. Most importantly we would be able to see Aunt Linda ,Uncle Ron and the girls. They have been living in Portugal for 15 years as missionaries in Lisbon. However, we didn’t exactly have a smooth start to our visit. It happened again, a flight with a technical problem caused a long delay…this time we knew our family members were waiting and waiting at the wee hours of the morning. Surprise….your brother, sister in-law and kids are here for their visit now , only problem, we got to Lisbon around 3:00am. The ... read more

We took a night bus from Algeciras to Sevilla to Lisbon. When we got here this morning at 6am we were pretty beat so we had a cabbie take us to a "cheap hotel close to the city center" which is exactly what he did. The place looke depressing but we didn´t care much. We hopped in the beds right away and slept for 3 hours, got up took our showers, and we left feeling refreshed. Unlike the place in Algeciras, Hotel Mar, which I would highly recomend, I wouldn´t exactly recomend this place, Hotel Londres. Lisbon is not as developed as Spain and the buildings are dirty and covered in graffiti. I was not impressed, I guess I ecpected more from a capital city. We walked down to the river bank and got some breakfast ... read more