Lisbon Zoo (Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa)

We went to visit our cousins at the Lisbon Zoo! Everyone was there, and they didn't look too depressed …

... The Statue of Cristo Rei is located across the River Tagus from Lisbon. It was built by citizens of Lisbon in 1959 as a thanks to God, because Portugal did not join the fight in World War II. The statue portrays Jesus Christ inviting all of mankind to ...

... in a lovely 5 star Lisbon Hotel, we have to treat ourselves every now and again when a bargain comes along. We arrived in Lisbon Friday afternoon and worked out the metro system quickly as it was to be our main means of transport around town for ...

... 21st century, and that she was a popular, contempary singer. I'd never even heard of Fado before coming to Portugal, yet here I was, gobsmacked at being in the presence of such a superstar! She smiled and walked over to a small ...

10.24.09               Reykjavik, Iceland, to Lisbon, Portugal – via London! Today shall be considered primarily a travel day.  We were up SUPER early (3:45am) to meet the Flybus ...

When we woke up in the morning, we decided to take to metro to the big zoo in Lisbon. The metro was so fast, easy and cheap to use; it surprised me, because I had never ridden one before except for in New York when I was too young to fully understand ...

We rented an apartment in Lisbon. Nicely out in the suburbs and beside the zoo. The interior design had gone the seaside route in orange, cerise and turquoise (we're miles from the sea and on the fourth floor). For the first couple of days there was ...

We went to visit our cousins at the Lisbon Zoo! Everyone was there, and they didn't look too ...

... drivers.  There is an extra charge for luggage - about 1.60e which is on top of the main fare. Water at Lisbon airport - after going through security cost 1.80e for a small bottle.  These shops must be loving the security liquid ...

One of the places i missed last year and i really wanted to go since i am pretty close this year is Portugal. I originally planned to go to Portugal with Anaiz, and as we talked about it we turned it into a roommate trip. It ended up that we were 7: ...

... word. Our server knew English quite well and helped us order. I had a great salmon pasta! Afterwards, we went to a local pub and watched some live music.  In the morning, we took a train to Porto, Portugal and caught our flight back to Milan, ...