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Up early to drop off our home exchange vehicle, which had a scheduled appointment, before arriving at the train station by a car service. We enjoyed a coffee before boarding the train for our 3 1/2 hour trip to Lisbon. Upon our arrival at the Lisbon train station we then wandered up fairly steep cobbled stone streets to our VRBO apartment. Our apartment was on the second floor and had a great view of the famous tram 28 that passes directly below it. The building actually rattles as the tram rumbles by! It is a nice apartment with patio area and we are right in the heart of the historical area of Alfama.
After unloading our stuff we headed out to have some lunch. Once lunch was over we were off to the metro station as we are meeting a free walking tour of Lisbon. The tour wandered through some interesting areas of Lisbon and it was very informative.
That evening we enjoyed dinner at a local hole in the wall place near our apartment that served very nice food. Jim and Patrick shared a special Tapas platter of cheeses, hams, fruits, and a variety of sausages ( which
were cooked at our table over an alcohol flame). We also tried the Portuguse green wine.
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