Tryp Oriente Hotel Lisbon
Avenida Dom Joao II, Parque das Nacoes Lisbon, Estremadura, 1990-083, Portugal
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Traveling To Lisbon, Portugal by bus
... didn't open! We finally put the suitcases on the floor in the middle. One lady behind me started speaking to someone up front. I thought she may have been mad about the suitcases so I kept hold of them so they would not bump her. Then the guy in front starts talking and asks where we are headed. We said Portugal but it took a few tries to get through the language barrier. We told them ...
Spain……It’s Not!
... felt that their ability to meditate and contemplate would be enhanced by being surrounded by human bones. So they went around the town and dug up 5000 graves and created a chapel lined with the skeletal remains (all except lower jaws – they didn’t want the skeletons talking back). The highlight of this attractive piece of church history is a couple of leathery corpses, one an adult, the other a child, hanging by chains from one wall. The inscription over the ...
A glimpse of Lisbon
... and thoughtful society!
Padrao
Dos Descobrimentos is a 52 meter swell of crusaders and navigators
resting at the bank of the Tejo River (maybe there aren't crusaders but
it ...
Perfect cappuccinos and interesting landscaping
... I would happily have worn them throughout my meal.
After a nice day of seeing the sights we wanted to find a cappuccino/hot chocolate and pastry stop. Heather had built an image in her mind of the perfect cappuccino and pastry, and she was not going to be satisfied until we found the establishment that would serve this exact perfect blend. And so the next 45 minutes were spent traipsing around Lisbon, rejecting every café we ...
Hot and Tired but in Portugal
... we hiked up to see some Morrish castle ruins. It was a steep hike uphill. Making my legs sore for yet another day. I am undoubtedly in the worst shape of my life, and yesterday definitely confirmed these suspicions that I've had for awhile :-)
After the Moorish ruins we hiked on up even farther to the Pena Palace which was built in the 1800's by a relative of Mad King Ludwig of Germany. It was a great palace, and Trent was going ...



