Best Western Altis Park Hotel Lisbon

... we have officially left the Meditteranean. The sea is not that pretty blue sapphire color any more. Tomorrow is another sea day and we have gone to the ship library for more books to last during the crossing. One more port, Ponta DelGada in the Azores. It's been quite a journey and we admit, we're tired!! 750 miles to the Azores, 3800 miles from Venice, 3623 to Ft. Lauderdale..We'll be back Sunday.

... GET OVER IT,...


en dat ging,... ik ging er niet meer over denken,... voor 1 minuut,.. 5 minuten,.. 15 minuten,... wat denken die wel niet,... dat ik geen sociaal leven heb?! pfff als ik weg wil ben ik weg,... ( gsm is weg,.. dus ben mijn half sociaal leven kwijt,... alja heel mijn sociaal leven bijna,.. om effe de dramaqueen uit te hangen) Ik vul mijn nieuwe gsm in 1...2...3.... Dus hoppa,... bibi,... de nacht tegemoet,.. alleen,.. maar vol goede moed,... de ...

... atoombommen van antonio die leidden tot gênante stiltes,...beetje FREAKY vent,... nee hier blijven we niet,...


dus weg,... en dan onderweg,... onmiddelijk een lift,... van porto naar lissabon,... we werden zelfs afgezet voor de deur,... samengepropt in een auto met een burgie en twee leerkrachten,... frans/ portugees,... even dutten,... frans/ portugees en dan thuis,...


om onszelf te belonen gingen we in een plaatselijk restaurant ...

... back to the hotel and then took the Metro downtown for supper. The city very was very cool at night, with lot’s to see including the Castle overlooking Lisbon, the lift and many well lit monuments. We walked around the shopping and restaurant district and had supper at a neat restaurant. Dinner for two was enough to feed 4 and we left with bellies much too full. Back to the room we went to pack for our departure tomorrow.

... the capital of Portugal, is located on a few hills, right in a place where the Tag river flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Our host, who is REALLY an amazing person, has us all packed into the cars and we drive through the city, listening to fado and stopping in the most interesting places.

The things to see, eat and do in Lisboa, in my biased opinion:

- A tram 28 near-death ...

... landmarks in Belem. Then it was an hour at a pirate museum (turns out there was a lot about pirates we didn't know!) before walking to the Cultural Centre of Belem to see the Warhol collection. At the CCB we were delighted to hear entrance was free today, but sad to hear the Warhol's were gone... The photography section of the gallery was really cool. Our favourite piece was an image, by a Brazilian, made in dirt and ...

... us his life story he said, waving the toilet roll he was clutching and hopping from one foot to the other I noticed, 'have to go to the toilet now'. We said 'bye then'. Afterwards, we considered the notion that people set off to travel for 5 years. Do they? We're not sure, we thought that people are more likely to set off on an open ended trip that may end up being 5 years. In any case, 6 weeks in a Skoda to 5 years seems like a rather large leap. Laters

... Quinta del Regaleria" which was the vacation of the royal family built in the early 1900's. Not only was the house totally awesome, with wood floors AND celings. But it had an amazing grounds behind it that included a chapel, art workshop, lakes, tunnles, circular wells that you could climb down and connect with tunnels. It was the 19th century version of a natural theme park. I actually think that the grounds of the palace were almost cooler than the Estate ...

... Gold Coast. Then into the old town where the fortress was built by the Knights Templar and it was full of winding narrow streets. We spent some time on the beachfront just watching all the Spainards walk along, they love going out at night! We had to decide this afternoon if we should stay put for another night or move on. We decided to have a day of rest and stay put for the night in Peniscola. Day 285- Sunday 10th December... Santa Polo (it's been a year since we first ...

Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores Islands. The weather was rainy and about 68 degrees, with some sun breaks. This is our first port after being at sea for five days. Kiss the land! Cruise vacations are nice, but don't think I'm going on one that is at sea for 5 consecutive days any time soon. The city of Ponta Delgada is the capital city of the largest island in the Azores, the island is called Sao Miguel. You cannot imagine a more beautiful island. The streets and ...