Blogs from Portugal, Europe - page 226

And... we're off! But first, a few last pictures from Coimbra Europe » Portugal » Coimbra By L and J in PortugalJune 9th 2007Lindsay & JasonJust posting a few last pictures from Portugal. Leaving Coimbra and saying goodbye to our friends was kind of hard, but we're excited to be on to the next adventure. We're currently having a great time in Istanbul, and we'll post a blog on that in the next day or two. - Lindsay... read more

Hi all! Well, our time here in Portugal is quickly coming to an end (just a few days now), but luckily we don’t have to go back and face reality quite yet, as we’re planning to travel around Europe for six or seven weeks before going back at the end of July. We thought it would be fun to let everyone know what our itinerary is, and also to let you know that we are planning to update our blog a lot more frequently while we’re on the road, so check back often! Now, without further ado, here are the destinations on the agenda for this summer… Istanbul Budapest Bratislava, Slovakia Vienna Austria - 7 days with a car, this part’s still a little foggy but may include some of Italy and Switzerland, too (suggestions, ... read more

Today, I woke up feeling less than 100%. My throat was a little sore. Maybe I have had a little too much wine over the last few days? Nonetheless, Rob and I had our sights set on Sintra a historic town to the west of Lisbon where the Royals called home. It is said to have a subtropical climate different from the rest of Portugal. The plan was to take the Metro from Chiado to Roma-Areerio and then take a regional train (Sintra Line) to Sintra. Well, we walked to Chiado station and the gates were closed. Okay? We thought maybe this particular entrance was closed so (ex. Farragut North on the weekends) so we knew of another one. It was closed as well, odd... Naturally, Rob was hungry so we made a pit stop ... read more

AHHHHHH!!!! LAGOS Lets just say...Laura and I love, love, love, lovvvvvveeeeeeee Lagos!!!!!!!!! We are about ready to drop anchor here for the rest of our trip. To give you an example of why I love Lagos so much.....Laura and I decided to go on a boat ride around some grottos. When we got back that guy the guy that booked our boat ride offered us his own homemade red wine, bread and cheese. And it may sound weird in writing about a stranger offering us wine and all but it was in a public area and I donºt think he did it for any other reason but kindness and possible because he had spent some time in New York and mentioned how much he liked New Yorkers. We also stayed in a cute little pension ... read more

So, iºm in lagos, portugal...sitting at a bar....pints only 2.50 euros....with free internet...canºt beat it!!!! The trek from dublin to lagos was a long one, but well worth it. We couldnºt find a hostel in dublin our last night (stupid us, we didn´t plan ahead for a friday night in ireland), so we slept in the airport instead...flew to porto, portugal at 925am, and arrived somewhere around noon. We took the metro from the airport to the train station for only 1.85 euros...not bad. We then made a reservation for the train, 4 euros each leg of the trip (portugal requires reserverations for every train trip, which sort of sucks....considering we paid 985 USD for a 2 month train pass). We headed from porto to lisboa....only to make another reservation to tunes....where we changed trains ... read more