http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Portugal , Lisbon & Tagus Valley en-us Sun, 26 May 2013 01:06:46 +0000 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:06:46 +0000 We woke early really really early .. Woolly says dawn was breaking more like Ian told us it was half seven so with the kettle boiling we all went about our morning wake up rituals checking Jos phone I found that it was actually 6.30am What a time to wake me up For some reason Ians roaming time was still on Spanish time but in our cross over into Portugal we had gained an hour http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Cascais/blog-787099.html We flew to Lisbon from Dublin on the 23rd April. Arriving we caught the metro into the town centre and walked 100 metres to our hotel. We were staying right in the heart of Lisbon. First impressions were great it was sunny warm bustling with people and street performers. Lisbon is a hilly city similar to San Fran in the US. It is so similar it modeled the Great Golden Gate San Fran bridge and b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-784005.html Lisbon a huge city with a mix of old and modern.If you want to see the entire city you will have to take public transport especially for the Belem tower which is at the exit of the city.When you39re from the center and you want to go to the hyper center near the sea you have to go down a huge street with a lot of statues foutains...Like the most cities of Portugal there is a lot of chur http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-764633.html What follows is a short highly abridged history obtained through Wikipedia of this part of the Iberian Peninsula. Feel free to skip this paragraph if you are one of those who are still recovering from high school world history sorry John.PreCeltic tribes are the first to leave their mark on this part of Portugal. A number of burial mounds and stone carvings have been found in the area around Li http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-755681.html Met the group around 10 am got off the ship and caught the hoponhopoff bus. Rode 2 lines. The hill town electric tram took us through the old neighborhood with very small streets and old houses. The streets are so small that you have to be careful about opening your front door so a car doesnt hit it. The blue line bus took us around the new city area which took us past the Monument of the D http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-754663.html After nearly six months of teaching I39m on holiday Ben and I had planned a short trip to Lisbon before he went home and then I would do a short tour of Andalucia on my way to the airport. Our plan for the trip was to spend the day in Seville sightseeing before getting an overnight bus to Lisbon but of course the trip wouldn39t be complete without a Ben 39n39 Orla transport advent http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-737634.html October 2008We awoke to a beautiful warm blue sky day in Lisbon Portugal. Today we took a 3 hour bus tour through downtown Lisbon the capital the resort city of Estoril and back along the Tagus River to Lisbon. While in Lisbon we stopped at the top of the hill that overlooked King Edward VII Park. It was one of those postcard sites. We were warned by our tour guide not to purchase the lin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-737212.html Short or long term accomodation in the heart of Lisbon centre of the city39s busy lifestyle at acessible rates. Keep in touch http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/blog-735960.html YooooooComo vo todos Tudo nos trinks Esperamos que sim Neste post falaremos da primeira etapa da viagem que nossos pais fizeram nos visitando espero que curtem Ahhhhh papai e mame Nada melhor que ver sua famlia depois de aproximadamente 2 anos e meio Apesar das freqentes conversas por Skype de sabermos das coisas que acontecem no Brasil a possibilidade de abraa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-730648.html Vasrnap este aludtunk utoljra Santaremben mieltt nekivgtunk az szaki terep feldertsnek. 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Kinti haverok rtestve jegy kinzve tiknyv megvve trtnelmi ttekint bebiflzva. Mindezt tlaltam Panninak aki addig gyzkdtt s addig itatott hogy vgl megterveztnk egy t hetes htizskos trt Portugliba. goston tesja szlt kt helyi haverjnak Soeironak s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/blog-728064.html Lisbon day 2Today we had the chance to sleep in all the way to 700 AM We were heading today to some smaller towns around Lisbon.Our first stop this morning was the fishing village of Cascais. This small village is filled with small shops restaurants and seaside sights. It is a resort town where the locals go to relax especially on the weekend. We saw some of the major sights and then had some http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Sintra/blog-725776.html Lisboa Lisbon PortugalToday we leave Spain for the drive 5 hours to Portugal. We are heading to Lisbon on the shores of the Targa River. Portugal much like Spain is famous for maritime history due to the efforts of Balboa de Gama and Magellan. All departed from the Tagus River to discover new lands much like Columbus.Today was another beautiful day sunny but not so hot temperature was o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-725675.html The inspiration behind my trip to Lisbon was to visit one of our good friends from Mike39s lawschool class in London CTLS Maria who is from just outside of Lisbon. Not only was it a great opportunity to spend more time with her but it was great to see some of Portugal from a local39s perspective. We were staying with her family in their apartment that is just outside the main city of Li http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-724803.html Alright ladies and gentlemen or should I bring it back to calling you baby birds I am going to stick with biby birds. 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