After a an hour or so of "napping", and a small breakfast, we landed in Lisbon. Maybe it was my perspective, but the airport seemed to have a lot of space, but not many gates! We flew through customs with no hitch and went outside to look for a taxi. We had decided to forgo trying to get a bus or metro, with our luggage and all, and take the taxi recommended by our hostel, HI Lisbon Centre. Supposedly, according to their website, the taxi should cost no more than 12 Euros. Since the taxi had a meter, we didn't ask how much. Bad choice again, as we were charged 23 Euros, and dropped off across a busy intersection from our hostel. Oh well, live and learn, and the driver was friendly enough, even giving us
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