Lisbon
Travel Blogs from Lisbon, Portugal
From Fado...to fishies... to fine soccer players!
LISBOA y CASCAIS, PORTUGAL During my short stint here, I stayed in Lisbon (Lisboa here) but managed a day trip to Cascais, a beach village about 2 hours away. The weather was perfect! But the sand was very hot and the water extremely ...
Portugal
... from different monarchies through the centuries. After Lisbon, we cooled off for a night in the Algave, the south coast of Portugal, in a town called Faro. There was nothing spectacular about the town itself, but it did have some great fish. As we ...
European
... it within view like in a shower block where we can see into it, or, in Spain the electricity blocks that the caravans use. In Portugal they lock up their boxes so it's not possible to do that here. What we have been doing is going to the bar and ...
In another bar!
... and is very well kept. Having said that, the pitch we have is horrible. We have a theory about the Municipal sites in Portugal, they must keep a certain percentage of the site for tents and other temporary users, but the rest of the site they can let ...
A night at Lisbon
Arrrived at Lisbon at around 6pm and off to customs. All was going smoothly until we advised we were staying longer then 3 months and then the questions started. Appartently you require a travel visa for Europe for extended stays. We then got a ...
Getting to know Lisbon
... meal (I had a cod, potato, onion, egg casserole-type dish), sangria and port wine in between. A bit of history on Lisbon - despite being one of the oldest cities in the world, the majority of Lisbon was rebuilt in 1755 after the massive earthquake wiped ...
Discovering Portugal
... it was quiet and comfortable. Steve was able to nap a little. We got through customs fairly quickly in Lisbon, grabbed a taxi and took off for our hotel. We checked in Tuesday night around 7:30 pm. What a ...
Sickness and Health
... a noisy carriage. It was a relief to pull into Lisbon at 08:30 (actually (09:30 for us as we lost an hour entering Portugal). Our travel sagas continued as we caught a bus from the station into town and then a Metro. We then walked up and down ...
RANDOM
... made it very difficult to say goodbye, however, we knew it was time to continue moving around :-( Now we are in Lisboa, Portugal. Florian introduced us to a Portuguese cop from Lisboa so he has been showing us around the city. Very cool to know ...
Lisbon
... 've come across, possibly anywhere. Surprisingly the people did not look at all like what most South Africans would associate with as Portugese. Portugal was originally settled by the Celts and only later by the Moors (with a mix in between) and it is the ...
Portugal
... - i think i was hoping for something a little bit more along the lines of shobak or karak. Barring these minor setbacks, however, Lisbon was perfect. Great winding streets that weave their way up and down hills, lots of sun, nice weather, river/ocean and ...
made it to europe
a couple of flights later and i´m on the other side of the world!! visited the castle.... great view, but the actual castle was a bit dissapointing, especailly as it was my first one!!! went to belem to see a world heritage protected monestery ...
Part 1 - Lapa Palace Hotel
... partly based on photos, and recalling only monuments to past glory and much dilapidation and poverty. Exactly 33 years later, Lisbon appears to be a much livelier place, although still somewhat "backward" in comparison to Spain or Italy. Membership ...
Em Lisboa
... maior segurança a ataques por navios. Principalmente em colônias esse fato era bastante seguido, garantindo a facilidade de trocas com Portugal por estar tão perto do mar e ainda assim, a segurança contra possíveis invasões estrangeiras. Fonte: aula ...
3 Nights in Lisbon
... 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 the ...
MISS Maria
... mijn nieuwe vrienden ( en de obers van mijn favoriete “kippekesrestaurantje ;-) --> is er ene voor de insider of my lisbon life) me hier een beetje...Al denk ik dat ze eerst twijfelden of ik slechts een hongerige prostituee was die steeds met ...
It's called Lisboa here
Well we made it to Lisbon, Portugal! We had an overnight train and that is always tiring. It's basically like sleeping all night in an airplane seat (upright) but with the lights on and the chance of your stuff getting stolen. Oh, and I must mention how ...
Lisbon
... but it's a great museum. Then we taxied up to the St. Georges castle which has to be the number 1 thing to see in Lisbon, absolutely amazing structure now a ruin but a very well maintained one and you can go right up the top of the castle battlements for ...
Lovely Lisbon
Stopping at Lisbon was a pleasure, a beautiful city. We planned ahead and got one day visas to Portugal, that way we didn't have to spend almost a day stuck in the airport, but walking around and enjoying the city. Myself and the person I was ...
Palm Beach, Portugal - Sintra - April 19
... out to explore the many castles that surround the area. I must admit that I did something that my bunkmate called a sin in Portugal, I ordered a hamburger! It was not good! Big mistake, but I really wanted a burger! Anyway, after a burger and ...
Faro to Lisbon by bus!
... I won about 20,- Bless Elaines heart, she drove me to the gatwick airport at 3:45am where I would set out solo a la Faro, Portugal! The whites were way too good to me! Exsausted, conscious for 48 hours, I stumbled around Faro trying to find my hostel, ...
Visit to Fatima
Today we took a bus two hours north of Lisbon to the town of Fatima. When we got to Lisbon it was socked in with fog just like at home. We got on our bus and left and most of the way there the area was foggy. So I napped a little. ...
Lisboa - Portugal
... it meant a lot to the locals and the performers in this intimate atmosphere. A great way to finish our time in Portugal, a difficult city at times - language and finding your way around but a great experience again. A city where the police cruise ...
The Hills of Lisbon
... ) and it seemed quite run down (although they have rebuilt it since it was "really run down") but it was on the highest hill in Lisbon (which we also walked up) so it was a beautiful overlook of the city. But let me tell you, our calfs are huge ...
vive le portugal!!!
Ola tout le monde!! ce sejour au portugal est tellement bien que jai pas le gout de revenir en france ou il fais laitte tout le temps et que toute est cher... ici cest el cheapos mon bigmacometre me disait 4.95€ au lieu de 6.95€ en france... le ...
Landing in Lisbon
... aren't heading back for the guaranteed sunshine and warm weather in Costa Rica, we are off on another adventure - starting in Lisbon, Portugal. The flight over was great, it seems to get shorter and shorter each time and we had a beautiful ...
Here in Lisbon..
... . We have the tiniest hotel room with a tombstone for a bed. The redeeming factor is maize and blue tiles in the bathroom. Lisbon is more hilly than you can imagine. No wonder they have funniculars (public transport that takes you up the hills). We ...

