- On day in Pena Park, SintraAre you ready to walk? Good, as my suggestion for today is going to take you up and down the Parque da Pena, a natural park surrounding Palácio Nacional da Pena. The entire complex comprising the Park and the Palace Posted by JoaoTr in Luso Experience | Aug 21, 2011
- Lisbon, Explored the very old, stayed in the newFriday 15th July
Lisbon sightseeing.
The phone in our room rang which startled us both with only family having our hotel contact number. Sue answered as Peter was in the bathroom,the hotel clerk asked if we were OK because we had set Posted by Susan23611 in Peter and Sue doing Europe | Jul 17, 2011
- Alcobaca, incredible MonasteryThursday 14th July
A leisurely but fairly basic breakfast (in comparison to other hotel brekkies), Peter finally found out about his scheduled meeting was now delayed until 3 pm today, rather than the 9am previously arranged. So we rearranged our schedul Posted by Susan23611 in Peter and Sue doing Europe | Jul 17, 2011
- Beja to AlcobacaWednesday 13 July 2011
Last minute business in Beja then off to Alcobaca, which is about 120 km north of Lisbon close to the coast. It is a major fruit (apples, pears, stone fruit) growing region.
Meetings completed we caught the bus Posted by Susan23611 in Peter and Sue doing Europe | Jul 17, 2011
- Beja, not a major tourist spotTuesday 12th July
Today we went our separate ways, Peter had meetings in the morning and afternoon and Sue got lost in Beja.
From a farming view, this area has only been an irrigation area proper for a bit over 20 years, Posted by Susan23611 in Peter and Sue doing Europe | Jul 17, 2011
- Beja 200kmSE of LisbonMonday 11th July
Beja 200km south east of Lisbon
Leisurely start to the day as we had not confirmed our appointments in Beja. Since our €60.00 night accommodation did not include breakfast we went in search of a Cafe.It was not long Posted by Susan23611 in Peter and Sue doing Europe | Jul 13, 2011
- LisbonOur last destination on this trip was Lisbon. We caught a night train out of San Sebastian and spent the next 14 hours heading south to Portugal.
Lisbon is an interesting city. At first sight, it seems to be a Posted by ReneeJared in Renee & Jared's Excellent Adventure | Jul 6, 2011
- Lisbon, PortugalHi all,
The past 2 weeks, we have stayed in an apartment in the Belem neighborhood of Lisbon surrounded historical points of interest. We have really enjoyed our stay. The people are helpful and friendly, the wine is plentiful and cheap, Posted by pmalcomson in Where in the World are Philip &Tatiana? | Jun 16, 2011
- Spain continued.....Day 25 - Caught metro to Ventas station, just outside of Madrid city centre, and bought tickets for the bull fighting. Then went back into city centre to check out Museo de Regina Sofia, spent about 2 hours in museum, Posted by Nicky G in Napolivan Dontfallapart Adventure | May 30, 2011
- Day 21, Lisbon/Sintra
We tried to get going early on our 21st (!) day of travel (that is 3 weeks folks!), but the stress of not having acco Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | May 15, 2011
- Day 22 - LisbonYes I know I skipped day 21, I'll post it later!
Shane and I have decided that if no pictures are taken on our camera in a day, the day simply doesn’t exist. We took no pictures this day, so Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | May 13, 2011
- Day 17, Porto
Ok, so blogging, huh? Another day in 'Porto-dise'. This place is so freakin' awesome. I love Portugal. For example, this morning we woke up in our pension, in our own room. Not in Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | May 6, 2011
- Day 20, Lisbon
I awoke to nightmares in my bed this morning, this often happens when the temperature rises above 35 degrees in the room I am sleeping. It’s like the inside of a humidifier in dorm roo Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | May 9, 2011
- Day 19, Lisbon
I woke up before our alarm went off, and started out my day trying to book accommodations. It’s an ongoing saga involving not enough accommodations and a small budget. At 7:30 I woke Shane up, Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | May 8, 2011
- Day 18, Porto
We started today off late. We (Shane) slept in, so I dallied about booking hostels for some of our trip before we fi Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | May 7, 2011
- THURSDAY - MAY 5 LISBON, PORTUGAL, EUROPE
We sailed into the River Tagus at sunrise as we sailed into the last touring port on this wonderful adventure. Lisbon was the center of the worl Posted by Swenigale in Serenity 3 | May 6, 2011
- Barcelona and PortoThis week, we have another guest blogger, [[http://web.me.com/dusty.kathleen.ross/DustyTravels/European_Blog/Entries/2011/5/4_End_of_Semester_Beach_Vaca!.html|Dusty Ross]].
[b]We had to catch the first train out of Saint Cloud at 5 am. I actually went Posted by friedamour in An American in France: A Cliché Story | May 5, 2011
- Day 16, Porto
Our first impressions of Porto
We awoke bright and early this morning at the apparently very popular time of 6:30am. My alarm went off and all 8 of us in our bunks jolted up. Shane an Posted by s-a in shane and alyssa's travels | May 4, 2011
- MadeiraReis Madeirale Posted by karbes in Reisid | Apr 20, 2011
- Pena Palace, Sintra
Sintra and Pena Palace is one of those places that I have seen in the books and magazines and wanted to view for myslef. Inside Lisbon is the tour company who actual Posted by ErinDriver in Drivers Touring Europe....and Beyond | Apr 10, 2011
- Good Tours and Bad Tours
1000 this morning we are standing at the pick up point for the We Hate Tourism Tours that I booked through hostelworld.com. After 30 minutes of waiting I figure out how Posted by ErinDriver in Drivers Touring Europe....and Beyond | Apr 9, 2011
- Ola LisboaThe only thing I was looking forward to in Lisbon was visiting Fatima.
After finally getting in touch with my aunt, we organized a day trip to Fatima. My cousin Rico was to pick us up from the train station Posted by nadio in 7 countries, 17 days - EuroTour 2011 | Mar 20, 2011
- Lisbon, Portugal
The temperature change was not as dramatic for this trip but we still went from about 70 degrees in Germany to about 85 in Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Day at BeachAfter a lazy morning and a lovely sleep-in, we walked down to the Marina for a taste of suckling pig which is a specialty that the Portuguese are crazy for. Although we all gave it a try, Jack Posted by merlendson in Pathways through Portugal | Apr 2, 2011
- 28th March 2011We took a really quick walk around Setubal. There wasn't much to see – a lot of palm trees and not much else. Drove all the way to Southern Portugal (region known as the Algarve) to a town called Faro. Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Apr 2, 2011