Portugal

March - April 2023

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- Mar 26, 2023, 8:50pm
- Altitude: 30 m
- Portugal Azores Ponta Delgada Jardim António Borges 37.741389, -25.67708337°44’29” N 25°40’37” W
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Ponta Delgada
March 26, 2023 in Portugal
First day, fighting no sleep. Picked up Nicole and Chris from the airport and managed to see most of the town before a quick dinner and now bed.

We are exhausted but are ready for another exciting day tomorrow!Read more
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- Mar 27, 2023, 10:13pm
- 🌙 15 °C
- Altitude: 212 m
- Portugal Azores Furnas Parque Terra Nostra 37.773333, -25.31537°46’24” N 25°18’54” W
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Furnas
March 27, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Great day today. We saw lots of interesting greenery and plant life! Took a quick bath in the thermal pool and then headed to the tea plantation. Afterwards, we made a quick stop at our new favourite store Decathlon and then headed home for the night! Excited for more adventures tomorrow!Read more
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- Mar 28, 2023
- 🌬 17 °C
- Altitude: 15 m
- Portugal Azores Ginetes Várzea Ponta da Ferraria 37.861667, -25.85166737°51’42” N 25°51’6” W
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Last day in the Azores!
March 28, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Big time foggy day! Sometimes the weather messes with plans and you just gotta go with it. Still managed to have fun and see the sights though!
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- Mar 29, 2023
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 1,709 m
- Portugal Autonomous Region of Madeira Curral das Freiras 32.736667, -16.93166732°44’12” N 16°55’54” W
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Off to Madeira!
March 29, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We got up for an early flight 🛫 and are now in Madeira! Had to wait about an hour for our rental car but then we were off! It is much warmer here than it was in São Miguel.
We went to an amazing restaurant in Porto da Cruz (A Pipa) recommended to us by the guy at the rental car station. We then went to Santana and visited the thatch roofed houses.
We stopped in at the Airbnb for a quick rest and ended the day at Pico do Arieiro for sunset. A bit of a hike but the views were gorgeous!Read more
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- Mar 30, 2023
- Altitude: 553 m
- Portugal Autonomous Region of Madeira Monte Nossa Senhora do Monte Monte Palace Botanical Garden 32.675, -16.90166732°40’30” N 16°54’6” W
Day 6
Monte Palace!
March 30, 2023 in Portugal
On the 30th we spent the day exploring Funchal! We started our day with breakfast at Brunch Club and then made our way over to the Mercado dos Lavradores, the local market. After some exploring we went on the Funchal cable car up to Monte Palace - a big multi-level garden with many exotic plants and art. It was amazing and we got to see some African sculptures and traditional Portugese tiles. After a short siesta, we headed out for a nice dinner at Kampo by Chef Julio Pereira, and later some local cocktails! Great day start to finish!Read more
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- Mar 31, 2023
- Altitude: 548 m
- Portugal Autonomous Region of Madeira Quinta Grande Cabo Girão 32.657346, -17.00426332°39’26” N 17°0’15” W
Day 7
Whale watching with no whales
March 31, 2023 in Portugal
We started the day with whale watching..... It was SUPER choppy and we sadly saw no whales or dolphins. Walked off the boat with a fond memory, but mostly intense nausea.
We then took a drive to Cabo Girão. It is one of the highest cliffs in the world at 587m above the sea. There was a glass floor which really gave us the heebie geebies.
Running out of energy and unsure what to do next, we drove to Valley of the Nuns and spent the afternoon enjoying the scenery and the peaceful atmosphere.
All in all a good day!Read more
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- Apr 1, 2023
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 43 m
- Portugal Autonomous Region of Madeira São Martinho Santo António Sao Joao Rocks 32.643333, -16.92333332°38’36” N 16°55’24” W
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To Lisb- jk one more night in Madeira
April 1, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The biggest April Fools joke was played on us... 6 hours before our plane was supposed to take off, our flight got cancelled. We found out while Matt was driving us in and out of tunnels to a lookout point. By the time we stopped 10 minutes later, all the other flight options for the day were taken. We ended up having to book a hotel and book new flights for the 2nd.
Nikki and Chris were on a different flight (not one that got cancelled fortunately), so we said our goodbyes for a few weeks until London and then hopped on the Aerobus to the hotel. In the end, we got to enjoy one last night in Funchal.Read more
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- Apr 2, 2023
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 83 m
- Portugal Lisbon District Socorro Graça Igreja e Convento da Graça 38.716667, -9.13166738°43’0” N 9°7’54” W
Day 9
Made it to Lisbon!
April 2, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After waking up very early to check out and catch our flight, we officially arrived in Lisbon. Today was a day to get acclimated with the city and make a plan for the following days. We walked to St George's Castle for some stunning views of the city, and ran into a few feathered friends who were very chatty. Great first day!Read more
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- Apr 3, 2023
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- Portugal Lisbon District Socorro Castelo Igreja de Santa Luzia 38.711667, -9.1338°42’42” N 9°7’48” W
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Mondays in Lisbon
April 3, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Turns out, Mondays are not the best in Lisbon. As most attractions are open every day of the week, they chose Monday as their off day, making it an interesting day to plan. We started the day having pasteis de natas from two different places (to compare, of course) and then wandering from Rossio Square to Praca do Comercio, and looking at all the shops. We then went on a Tuk Tuk tour through the Alfama district with our great driver Andres, who loved taking our picture everywhere, which we greatly appreciated. After a siesta in the afternoon, we went to a Fran Clan classic: Hard Rock Cafe!!Read more
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- Apr 4, 2023
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Portugal Lisbon District Santa Maria de Belém Pedrouços Belém Tower 38.692058, -9.21601538°41’31” N 9°12’58” W
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Belém
April 4, 2023 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A busy busy day for us. We had an early start and made our way to Belém to see the sights on the other side of Lisbon. We started with a quick stop at Pasteis de Belém to try their natas. Sadly, despite the hype, they were nowhere near as good as the ones we had the day before.
We then got in the line for Jeronimos Monastery. After 30 minutes we got in and got to see the gorgeous architecture.
Once we finished touring the monastery we ventured across the street to Padrão dos Descobrimentos. We went up the elevator and could see all of Belém - including the very long line for the monastery we thankfully missed.
After Padrão we visited Belém Tower. We then had a quick (but delicious) lunch, visited the National Coach museum, and then hopped on a bus to the Tile Museum.
The Tile Museum was beautiful and we learned about the tile history of Portugal.
To finish off the day we bussed back to the Rossio Square area, got a 6 pack of the best natas, a bifana (another Portugese delicacy) and finally to the Airbnb for an early night before Sintra the next day.Read more
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