Blogs from Lisboa, Portugal, Europe - page 20

Lisbon, Portugal From Amsterdam, there are various european airlines to choose from: Transavia, Portugal, Easyjet and Ryanair. We chose Transavia for a two-way trip of € 175,-- per person. From The Netherlands, it is a 2 hour and 45 minutes travel. 15-minute Lisbon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDHYOnHwh0E For a more video impression of different tourist spots, go to youtube and type milnovsag lisbon. There are 5 short videos to view. Photos: Lisbon photo album Airport arrival and transportation We took an aerobus to bring us to a city square called Rossio. The price of a ticket is € 3,50. The card can be used for a day in buses and trams. Here is the route from Aeroporto to Cais Sodre: Aeroporto-Estacao Entrecampos-Campo Pequweni/Av. Republica-Saldanha-Pac... read more

Annnnd Im BACK. It is very difficult to update my blog from my phone so I waited for computer access. So, lets see... Paris was wonderful. Alexa is a super mom and Avital is beautiful. We went running almost every day and passed awesome sites and then drank wine and ate cheese and prancedParis as we caught up on life. I then went to Bordeaux where I enjoyed a solo hotel room and some serious Jax time. Bordeaux is BEAUTIFUL but I recommend one know French. Or at least some... I then left Bordeaux to meet Aunt Jeri in Madrid, one of my highlights of the trip, and my transfer train was cancelled in Poitier AKA nowhere France. Thanks to the help of a nice spanish man who spoke french and english, I was informed I ... read more

Hi all, Arriving in Lisbon, I immediately fell in love with the city. The first day, I explored the hilly, tiled town and found that around every corner I found myself smiling. As nigh fell I kept wandering the streets with my camera in hand. It seemed to me that every building was lit, and the town sparkled at night, especially the tiled ground, reflecting the night lights and leading you to the ocean. Each day I would strap on my ankle weights and trek the town. There was a castle to explore, and colourful houses lining the streets that took you up and down, winding through the city. The colour surrounded me and I was filled with energy and intrigue for this city. After a few days of exploring the city, I hopped on a ... read more

SEVILLE --> LISBON (new years eve) Today, we started off with a very very long bus ride across the border of Spain to Portugal. The scenery was much the same - the expansive Spanish country side seemelssly merging into the green sloping hills of Portugal. Though I must say the trees were not arranged in the perfect straight lines like the olive trees around Spain. There was no border security - as per the agreement of the EU nations. But there was a whole expanse of no man's land - complete limbo between Spain and Portugal and just countryside. Probably helps keep a civil and peaceful relationship along the border. In fact, in this limbo was a service station which was still considered Spanish and thus with cheaper fuel prices than Portugal - a station that ... read more

Friday, June 24th, we took a train from Caiscais to Lisbon. We had heard it was easier than driving into the city plus we had free transport with the Lisboa Card (and we were on a mission to get our monies worth). Lisbon is a beautiful city on the coast with a beautiful historic district and contrasting ultra modern district. As we approached we were reminded of our own city by the sea, San Francisco. Especially when we crossed a nearly identical Golden Gate Bridge. The 25 de Abril Bridge built in 1966 (30 years after the GG) is irritatingly similar, painted the same color as the famous San Francisco landmark and built by the American company that built the Bay Bridge (not the GG). Not only did they rip off one of our favorite American ... read more