Hotel Altis Lisbon

Well its a Business Class lounge, so actually its all good, as we have unlimited drinks, food, magazines, showers and most importantly for me free wi-fi. I actually have time to catch up on all those things that I haven't had time for........including checking out possible accommodation for our trip, good kite spots, as well as emails, Facebook and wind and weather reports from the ...

... back towards the city center. We ended up finding a great cafe with outdoor seating and surprisingly great food. Even better than the food was the sangria made from green wine. Portugal is famous for their green wine, and this was easily the best sangria I have even tasted. After lunch, we went out towards the ocean and when to the aquarium. It was awesome! In the center of the ...

... turned clattering beer hall! Hysterical, and worth the nearly hour-long queue to get a table. The spot oozed atmosphere, with its vaults and arched ceilings and azulejos of quaffing clerics and seasonal goddesses showing off their nipples. Murray and I had humongous, delicious dinners, and Murray had a few giant mugs of foamy beer (fifth treat of the day?!).<br><br>No tricks today, but lots of treats! Happy Halloween to everyone! We&#8217;re off to Morocco tomorrow.

... the arrivals hall. There was no one to<br>check my passport, no one to make sure I was allowed to enter the<br>country. I couldn't believe it. I'm still waiting for immigration<br>to show and say you have to go back. You went down the wrong<br>hallway. You needed to get stamped. But as of now, I seem to be<br>safe and sound in Lisbon. <br><br>I arrived at the hostel ...

... Station - a stunning modern station ST. GEORGE'S CASTLE Overlooking the city from millennium-old walls.Atlantic ...

... pequena cidade do interior. Banhada pelo rio Tejo, preserva uma arquitetura peculiar de ruas estreitas, casas antigas e prédios com azulejos - repare nesta arte que não se vê tão intensamente em nenhum outro país. O espírito saudoso comprova-se em agradáveis caminhadas pelos bairros tradicionais e passeio em bondinhos que, para nós, brasileiros, pode significar uma ...

... We joined the other tour running, a typical Sights of the City type tour. Our guide, young Rita, was very friendly and we actually enjoyed hearing a lot about the city's history and buildings. Surprisingly, most of Lisbon's original central district was wiped out by an Earthquake in the 1700's, and the new city centre was built under a dictactorship so all the buildings look the same. Even the churches had to conform. We also realised how much Brasil ...

... of lisbon. We found this cute little resturant that was 1/2 full of the locals and the resturant owner came outside to greet us and have us come in. Jake ordered a fish dish and I ordered a beans and pork dish. Well, Jake loved his fish, it still had the head attached...eeewwww. I looked at my dish and it looked great and smelt even better, then I looked a little closer, and saw these big white ...

... espero a que salga el sol, y aprovecho ese mar tan caliente. Para la gente que espera ver la "tipica europa", en que todo es hipereficiente, creo que tal vez no gustaran de Portugal(ellos se lo pierden), dicen que es el pais mas pobre de Europa, pero yo diria que es el pais menos rico de Europa Occidental, que es bien distinto. A pesar de que Portugal se vea como A. Latina a simple vista, es muy distinto. La gente aqui es muy relajada, se ve la vida de pueblo con los viejitos ...

... over the Netherlands. The dutch finally got rid of the French and the provinces formed an alliance with a State General (sort of parliament). They also picked a head - StatenHaud - one of whom was William (the co-ruler of Queen Mary of England). And that's almost exactly how democracy in Netherlands has remained. Now the Queen (Beatrix) is the head of state. The most important date for the Hall of Knights is Prince's Day - when the queen gives the speeach ...