Category Archives: Portugal

Hopefully today is the day we fly home. Our flight isn’t until 6:15 pm tonight. We had a slow breakfast in the hotel and went for a walk around the area again, hoping to find something we hadn’t seen already. We discovered the beautiful Rossio Railway Station two squares over from our hotel. The Neo-Manueline façade dominatesContinue reading “Lisbon, again, day 3”

We decided to be brave and climb the hill behind our hotel up to the Castle of São Jorge. To get there on foot requires walking through the famous Alfama district of Lisbon. It took us about 20 minutes of steady uphill walking through the narrow twisty streets. Fortunately we did this fairly early inContinue reading “Lisbon again Day 2”

Well.. this is the summer of derailed travel plans for sure. First, it’s ferries in Newfoundland and a forest fire, and now it’s airlines. We were supposed to fly home today, having taken the train back to Lisbon from Lagos yesterday afternoon. We should have known something was in the wind when the transport pickupContinue reading “Lisbon.. again”

This morning, we are exploring the area around Sagres, Portugal before it gets too hot. The ‘boys,’ are jet skiing at 2 pm. SAGRES Sagres is a town best known for its coastal cliffs, beautiful beaches, and historical significance.it is located on the southwest corner of Portugal about 40 minutes west of Lagos. Here isContinue reading “Lagos, Portugal Day 5”

The weather is predictable day to day and hasn’t changed since we’ve been here… sunny and warm in the mid 80s with a light breeze late in the day. Today, we have a boat tour of the same grottoes the rest of the family kayaked through yesterday, followed by a seafood lunch in town. AfterContinue reading “Lagos, Portugal, day 4”

Started this beautiful day with a few laps of the pool before everyone else (except Brian) got up followed by a brisk 20 minute walk. This is a chore morning. We left home a week ago and I needed to do laundry. The kids (!) Are going sea kayaking later this afternoon so we hadContinue reading “Lagos, Portugal Day 3”

We started off with a lazy morning with nothing in particular planned. We ended up exploring the lighthouse and the coastal walk above the grottoes. The scenery is absolutely beautiful. We had a delicious lunch in town starting with the Portuguese versions of capreze salad and garlic and cheese bread (was more like a pizza).Continue reading “Lagos, Portugal Day 2”

We are spending 10 days in Portugal. 3 days by ourselves in Lisbon followed by a week in a rented villa on the Algarve in Portugal with a daughter and her family. We have been to Portugal many times but not in recent history. When our children were young, we lived in Madrid, Spain forContinue reading “LISBON, Portugal”

Day 2 Today we took the number 15E tram from the square near our tram along the Tagus River towards the Belem Tower. The Royal Coach Museum Our first stop was the Royal Coach Museum. The Royal Coach Museum in Lisbon is a museum that houses a collection of magnificent royal coaches dating back toContinue reading “LISBON, Portugal”

A trip to Sintra and Caiscais Today we took a small day tour of 6 people only to Sintra and the famous Pena Palace, Cabo de la Roca, the most eastern point in Europe and the beach area of Cascais. PENA PALACE The palace is perched on top of a hill overlooking the town ofContinue reading “LISBON, Portugal day 3”