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- Lisbon
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Lisbon
Travel Blogs from Lisbon, Portugal
cool capital
a chilled out capital for the weekend clown schools, live music abound, old school record shops, famous custard tarts, a mansion as a hostel, i could be here a while. . . ...
Partida para umas ferias merecidas e aventureiras
5.06.2006 - 1º Voo - O Baptismo de Voo Não correu mal, até gostei da sensação. Das poucas coisas a reclamar, só a turbulência dos poços de ar, que me fizeram enjoar um pouco. Consegui felizmente tirar fotos aéreas de Lisboa, mas ...
Under constructionnnnn...
... had a recio (i don't know how to spell it) but the little pastries that Aunty Cody makes. Anyways they are not very good in PORTUGAL, as I thought they would be, the pastry is very chrispy and the inside isn't very tasty. They then dropped me back to the ...
Where has all the dirty laundry gone?
The Lisbon HI seemed oddly institutional. I hadn't any desire to linger there. So, I wandered on down Avenida de Libertad. I walked down and down and then over for quite some time. A park presented itself ...
HOCKEY NIGHT IN PORTUGAL
Due to cancellation and missed connection, Portugal airlines treats me to full room and board at Hotel Roma. Watch on tv, "Hockey On Roller Skates"---soccer outfits, actual roller skates not inline skates, sticks extending from floor to waist, ...
Spain……It’s Not!
... , we were able to walk (and puff) our way around much of the centre of this delightful city. O, Fado Fado is Portugal’s cultural equivalent of flamenco, tango or the blues – traditional music and a style of singing that defines Portuguese ...
Week in Lisbon
Flew to Lisbon and the city is compared to San Francisco in the tour books... waterfront city with cable cars and a similar "golden bridge" (same architect) so anxious to explore. (San Fran doesn't have a castle though!) Great city and ...
La Primera Dia en Lisboa
... don't know how riding on a bus all day wears me out, but i was a goner. We wat in our room, shared a bottle of Portugal's famous green wine (it tastes a lot like champagne), and watched the Olympics. We also had a chance to watch the news in ...
Lisbon: Land of the Discoverers
... . It sells Brazilian coffee and other products, a true remnant of the colonial era and the connection between Lisbon and Portugal's colonies. There I bought Brazilian coffee as gifts. It was once a meeting point for intellectuals and ...
Right at Home in Portugal
... coats -- it felt like some place special. That's the power of the movies! We arrived under overcast skies in Lisbon in the early afternoon and hired two cabs to get to our apartment. It was a race-car ride, and I was ...
Hello from Lisboa!
... sangria and tapas, but will have to search for nice paella when I head back to Madrid to meet Dad!!!!!! I caught a bus to Lisbon with Gaye and Sush on Monday, and we´re staying in a nice old district called Restauradores....or something like that. ...
sadistic night train, redeeming destination
About the Madrid-Lisbon night train. The more economic seated ticket, as opposed to the sleeper cabin with a real bed, proved to be a study in sadistic train car engineering. The seats did not recline, each pair of seats on either side of the aisle was ...
Lisbon and Sintra
After our stay in Irun, and the train ride from hell (see previous post), we arrived in Portugal's capital City, Lisbon. Lisbon was a vibrant City, and was slightly cheaper than the rest of Europe - especially the beer, which you could buy for only 1 Euro ...
What to do today?
... what a vast amount of the world had been discovered by Portugese explorers and the impacts they and their discoveries had on Portugal and other countries. Very interesting indeed. Then I walked over to the Torre de Belem. I got there to discover that is ...
Lisbon, Portugal
... Between the 8th and 12th century, the Moors from Africa controlled this Atlantic seaport. In 1147, Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal conquered the town and the castle that was built on the hill overlooking the city. Today we will be ...
Turning Portugese...
... flavellas so it wasn't easy to forget how many people are struggling in the marvellous city. Our flight was with TAP airlines of Portugal and we were very well taken care of. In-seat movies, TV, music, video games, a choice of hot meals, ...
A Little More Lisbon
... where I went down into the crypt and there was a shrine marking the place of his birth. St. Antao is the Patron Saint of Lisbon - they are very proud of him and there was even a line of locals waiting to pray to him at his alter in the ...
Links to photos
Here's links to more photos of the trip: http://picasaweb.google.com/davehippler And here's links to Mikes photos of Morocco: http://fgcz-intranet.uzh.ch/publish/MS/Morocco_April_2007/in dex.html ...
Goat Cheese, Bird Flu, and Discotecas
... museum was built around a chapel that was left standing after the devastating earthquake of 1755. Inside we saw the art of portugal as it progressed throughout the years, everything from paintings and sculptures to furniture and jewelry. It was quite a ...
Day 10
Day 10 On to Lisbon. We stopped right outside town upon arrival and spent some time at the 98 Expo site. Spain has these Expo's every couple years to show off it seems like. I really need to learn more about them. But they do spend a lot of money on ...
Still in Lisbon...
... we thought we would drop a quick note. Fado was amazing last night. Tried to party with the crazy all night partiers in Lisbon. Could only last until about 2am... things were just getting started. We are getting to old. :) Saw the castle and ...
Lisbonne
... a une deviner ce qu´on me dit. Une chance que les Portugais sont gestuels. Lisbonne: Lisbonne, la capitale du Portugal, est une ville magnifique, moderne, multi-ethnique, branchée, mais en meme temps, elle est humaine. En effet, chaque ...
Lisbon
... buildings stretches along the north side of the river. The statue is modeled on the monument in Rio and was erected in gratitude for Lisbon's being able to stay out of World War II. As the sun came up, the port was already alive, with boats of every ...
Lisbon... More than Pastelarias and Fado
Lisbon Portugal. What can I think of that Portugal is famous for? Starting the slave trade, explorers, and seafood? Wasn't Christopher Columbus Portuguese???? But I digress. What is Portugal famous for these days? They are the 7th largest producer of ...
Lost in Alfama
... in hand, Abby, not so much.. :( ) and have had a good two days so far! We are having a 9 year reunion in Portugal, Spain, and parts of Italy. Abby's bags came this morning... and we headed out soon after that. We walked around the Alfama ...
Photos from Portugal
... , so keep that in mind. Fish, fish, fish! Fish for breakfast, fish for lunch, and fish for dinner! That's Portugal, but be prepared to "de-bone" your own fish, which makes eating any meal painfully slow and aggravating. The best part ...
Wine and nights out in Lisboa
... took us to several areas over the course of the night, including Bario Alto, Bica and Caisdo Sodre. The best part about going out in Lisbon, aside from the fact that the city never sleeps, is that you can drink on the streets. So you take the party to the ...
The Most Surprising City
... tomato panini; which was quite good. And a Coke Light...which costs more than beer or wine. Lol. The flight to Lisbon was smooth and uneventful, they even served us a light meal on the plane. It was kind of like a mashed potato ...
Getting Around
... sightseeing. There was a little more shopping in our Lisbon stay, and we then planned to take a diversion to the south coast of Portugal, called the Algarve, which we heard was lovely. We were hoping the weather might rise to the occasion too! ...
Portugal. How's the serenity.
... not see a soul and could not hear a thing. How's the serenity?. One day when I grow up, I'm going to go back to PORTugal with a good digital SLR (a Mercedes, 2 Porsches, my own personal jet and super model 18 year old size 6 wives) and take some proper ...