Blogs from Lisbon, Lisbon & Tagus Valley, Portugal, Europe - page 40

The last day in Lisbon, we had a few hours to do some last desperate shopping! Håvard was looking for jack-cables and a stage-tuner, and Siri was looking for cakes. We went out to the ENORMOUS shopping mall Colombo! We took the metro(blue line) to Colegio Militar/Luz, the station was just beneath the mall. The mall was so big that we got lost a couple of times! Siri spent 20 minutes just looking for a shop that sold baby-clothes(for Håvards niese...)...and another 20 minutes finding back to the café where Håvard was sitting drinking his cafezinho. We also got a quick look at Estadio Luz, the homestadium of Benfica. After sucking in the last last rays of sun, we entered the taxi, and headed for the airport! We were both very sad, because after 4 days ... read more

Yesterday's disappointments were soon forgotten because of a king size cornflakes dispenser, bacon, scrambled eggs and great coffee in the breakfast hall. The weather was good, cloudy but warm. We went down Avenida Liberdade (one of the mainstreets downtown), eager to see upper town Bairro Alto as well as Castelo São Jorge and the neighboring Alfama with its pittoresque, steep and narrow streets. Siri's passion for cats, in combination with her brand new digital camera, made us stop several times to take pictures of the local animal life. After some time in Bairro Alto we went to the other side of the city center to catch the charming, old tram no.28 to Castelo São Jorge. The 15-minute-trip from Praca Martim Moniz was excellent through steep streets making unexpected turns left and right only a few inches ... read more

Well this is starting to sound more like a sickness journal lol and I do apologize but I promise that as soon as Rafa is well u'll all be reading about places to visit in and around Portugal. Well Rafa had a fever all day yesterday again, so at Lunch time hubby decided it was time for another Docs visit. Again we were told it was the flu or some virus...yeah like ok pick one:(((. I was really pissed off with all this, as we all know a fever has a reason for being, so in the evening we took him to Hospital Garcia da Horta. Here after 3 Docs had examined him they reached my conclusion, and decide to run some tests on him. After a short wait we were told that the urine was ... read more

Well this seems to be one of those never ending sagas! Rafa had a horrid night again y'day, he sweated and had high fever again. In the morning we had him down at the doctors, who told us that as he had no cold or sore throut it was some sort of virus...jah well erm I wonder. The last time I had given him meds was at 3:30 in the early morning and he seemed ok till about 12:45 when his fever started raising again, but I must add that he looks way better today, so lets keep em fingers crossed that we have kicked the fever! Ok to top all this my car is being repaired again after having been in for the same thing just before our Serra da Estrela mini holiday:(( Oh leason ... read more

Well as I wont be travelling out of Portugal in the near future, I've decided to give u all some snipets about my days in and around Portugal, including some visits as well as pics of the places. Today was one of those calm days (erm calm that is...)when one has kids there is hardly a calm day. I took Rafa to school and had Nadine home with me. Decided that Rafa's room needed some adjusting and put up a scarf of his fav soccer club, SLB (Benfica for those that dont know). Also added another shelf to my wall as I have tons of books which I need to display..yes another hobbie of mine..READING:))) And now as both kids watch Noddy, I have got the meal going, I'll put up some local recipes soon:) ... read more