Lisbon
Travel Blogs from Lisbon, Portugal
90 cents of joy
Lisbon was our first stop in Portugal and we found it to be a little odd. We arrived in Lisbon at around 10am on a Sunday morning and there was absolutely nothing open or anyone about. We went straight to the hostel to dump our bags so that we could have ...
Cascais, Lisboa Portugal
... ..... how delicious they were. I walked almost my entire stay in Cascais.....------------------------------------------------- Ate Bacalhau with potatos ( Portugal is known for the best bacalhau), 3 oysters and 1/2 bottle of ...
Second day in Lisbon
... for our blog and writing it of course. We still need to decide whether we’re going on a day trip to Sintra, Portugal tomorrow then heading on to Seville, Spain tomorrow evening or if we want to spend another day in Lisbon and then push everything ...
Worst Travel Day EVER!
After spending a relaxing week by the beach in Southern Portugal, it was now time move on to my next destination. But getting there proved to be quite a challenge. Everything was going well. I was enjoying a nice ride on the high-speed train to Lisbon ...
Lisbon
... or an idea of what attractions may lie. Upon arrival I jump off the train, give the day a big stretch and a yawn. I give Portugal a big inhale and exhale and it smells like the ocean. I look around and across the street, sure enough there is the bay over ...
And onwards
... the next 2 days, the total for which was (and this includes wine for dinner and a big bottle of beer for lunch) E6.47. Portugal is cheap. Claire said she envied our freedom (but not the 50 kms cycling a day :) and I hadn't really thought about it ...
Lisboa - Day 1 and 2
... very nice even though they pack people onto their flights. I'm not complaining! My flight was only 40 euro! I arrived in Lisbon, Portugal around 4:15 PM to a bright and sunny day! After stopping by the tourist information center and buying my ...
Portugal!
I just got back from Portugal. It's such a beautiful country, people are nicer than in Spain too! First, some pictures of Lisbon. View from the Castelo São Jorge, crazy huh?! Here's one of the bars we ...
Getting Lost in a Moorish Maze
... french fries. Dessert was rice pudding for Tom, and chocolate mousse for me. This was the only subpar meal we had in Portugal, the pork was over cooked and the mousse had been sitting for so long it was more skin than mousse. We also ran ...
Portucool
... to the old castle. all that was left of the castle was the huge walls which you could walk all over the top of (portugal obviously has different safety standards to australia!) the gardens were beautiful and had amazing views over the city. there was the ...
Exploration in Lisbon
... in the upper part of the city and found a nice little restaurant to eat and listen to Fado, a popular music genre in Portugal, which I would describe as lounge music blues. The crew booked me, Stee and my grandmother into a hotel and then the yacht ...
Lisboa
... As the title of the journal entry implies, I wrote it after the fact. I didnt do any writing in Lisbon. (oops.) I listed the entry as the 19th because that was the actual date that we went. Switzerland -> Portugal -> Spain. Just like that. Im out! ...
Day 14
This was our last academic day. It was another loosely paced day with a late start, so I slept a little later and still got up early to write. Christina was our guide again, and we visited two museums, each with a short tour and some free time to wander. ...
first steps!!
... me that i wasnt going to board the flight without buying a return ticket. With the prospect of my year away quickly turning into a Lisbon weekend break I went in search of someone who wasnt relishing my bad luck! i found a real helpful guy(her superior) ...
Tejo, Fados and massive earthquakes....
... a euro or a cigarrette out of anyone that passes by...... but there are way less junkies around compared to when i lived in Lisbon about 10 years ago...... in Belem, we ate as many pasteis de nata as we could..... gorged ourselves..... they're insanely ...
Valerie and Savannah arrive in LIsbon
... it to lisboa we look for a hostel end up meeting another Evergreen boy in a tiny little hostel in the middle of no where portugal it´s late at night all hostels are full but he let´s us leave our stuff there and then come out and party ...
Lost for words
... that the college is determined to shorten the summer holidays. We, on the other hand, are being tormented by flies in Portugal. Over the past 2 weeks they have become a real pain in the backside. We expect them in the farming territories, ...
Lisboa - Day 3
... out with two guys from my hostel to Alicorista where my favorite waiter recommended and excellent cod dish, which is a staple in Portugal. After filling up on a wonderful Portuguese meal we headed back to the hostel to meet up with some friends to check ...
First Day At Sea
... on the ship. The majority of those are as follows: 1503 total passengers from 31 different countries. Leading was Brazil with 747. Portugal - 310. USA - 181. United Kingdom - 169. Germany - 135. Those were the main numbers and we were quite surprised at ...
Lisbon
... the need to have ice cream/gelato/helado or whatever every single day! Anyway, you don't really hear about people traveling to Lisbon too often, but i actually think it's actually quite a nice place to visit. Just like any other european city, ...
Lisbon, portugal excursion
Hey there, We pick up this blog from the humble city of Lisbon, Portugal. I say humble because the Portuguese people are probably the most laid back, non-confrontational race of people I have ever been exposed to. In Rome, you have to fight ...
Loving Lisbon
... Lisbon that was rebuilt after the quake. But this quake among other things sent Porgual into economic obscurity. Interestingly, today, Portugal is one of Europe's poorest countries. Since its inception into the European Union in 1986 it has climbed the ...
Departure Day
This is it. The Day has come. We are now ready to start our adventure. Last days have been crazy packing and trying to think about everything that we might be missing. It has been difficult to sleep. We are anxious. We manage to pack our bags with very ...
AHH le portugal ben meilleur que lespagne!!
ok avant de decaliner de pamplona je devais prendre mes billets de train pour lisbonne!! tout content mais je devais attendre 7h30 avant mon train pour aller a Vitoria un petit village pour changer de ligne de train. donc apres avoir dormi au ...
back to sightseeing!
i kept myself busy again in lisbon, a city with alot of charm. the castle gave me a good perspective of the hills, but my favourite places were the big square at the heart of the city and the trendy suburb of belem, where i saw an amazing monastery, plus ...

