Fortaleza do Guincho
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Portugal
We have made it to Portugal and are staying the week with Nicole's cousin. We journeyed through Lisbon on our way to Cascais which is just outside of Lisbon. Cascais is a small town with a lot of character. It takes about 20 minutes to walk from end to end with some neat parks and little outside dining. We are a 5 minute walk to the water and the coast is beautiful with jagged rocks ...
Day Trip
... the scenic walk into the old town, through the swanky marina, passing the fishermen’s harbour and onto a typical Portuguese chicken restaurant for lunch.
Clearly it has progressed from being a one-donkey town (if it ever was Ken?).
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Getting Around
... so many centuries ago. It was pretty magical.
We rode the tram back to town and did some more walking around and 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!
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Boom
... orange among the yellow puff clouds over the Atlantic, and my crewmates were snapping pictures as we tossed into the waves, and I felt fine and it was fantastic to be on the sea. Such extremes you get out here!
We re-entered the Cascais marina just after dark and were given our same berth and the whole crew of Transcendence was waiting there solumnly to help us land. Someone joked that we had ...
Citizens of the world
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Speaking of deliciousness, this past weekend's trip could have been slated as a gourmet tour, especially with regard to the meals prepared at the home base, otherwise known as Pan's Bed and Breakfast. I loved the classic B&B's of Ireland, but this establishment left them all behind. Apparently the occasional monotony of the midwestern cuisine was a good catalyst for Pant to hone his own culinary abilities. There was a variation of Mom's ...
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- Restaurant
- Room service
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services
- Free parking
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