Our Time in Lisbon...


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May 31st 2012
Published: May 31st 2012
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Our Time in Lisbon... After a stop over in Turkey, a night in Barcelona, some extremely dodgy flights and an hour and a half wait for our bags we finally arrived in Lisbon. Our first day in Lisbon was jam packed; first we set out to explore the lush verdant hills of Sintra. Sintra is a Unesco World Heritage site and its fairy tale like setting was a perfect introduction to Portugal. While at S... Read Full Entry



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Quinta da RegaleiraQuinta da Regaleira
Quinta da Regaleira

The Initiatic Well, a subterranean tower that sinks 27m into the earth. The tower leads into underground tunnels throughout the garden.
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Quinta da Regaleira

Making our way out of underground tunnels.
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Aaron can't resist a good animal shot!
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Waiting for an hour and a half for our bags at midnight!
Flea Markets at Alfama Flea Markets at Alfama
Flea Markets at Alfama

Guilty Shopper! ...Aaron the dress was only 2Euros!
Flea Markets at Alfama Flea Markets at Alfama
Flea Markets at Alfama

Lisbon's flea market is called locally the Feira da Ladra or "Thieves’ Market, the market has been running since the 12th Century.



31st May 2012

Lisboa adventure
Your adventure sounds fantastic. We have visited Portugal three times. Its a great country to explore. We like experiencing the culture too. Visiting a Fado dinner club to experience the native foods signing and dancing is always fun. Also, when we visited the castle ruins in Lisbon there was a guitarist playing Segovia style classical guitar in the courtyard. What a pleasure! Andrew Kruglanski, Cruisin Susan, a cruise & travel blog http://cruisesuz.com
2nd June 2012
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