Cascais - a day trip to Riviera

We were all up and about and headed to breakfast to our favourite cafe - Brasileria and had a yum breakfast feast with good coffee. We stopped via the apartment and sorted our gear and walked to the train station (10mins) where we got tickets to Cascais a town on the Portuguese riviera. It was a warmer day today (30 Celsius) and Mum and I weren’t feeling the best, me a sort throat (thanks Ted) and Mum just not 100%. We of course soldiered on! Cascais is a gorgeous seaside town. Jess led us to the citadel and then the castle. A lovely walk, albeit a bit hot. We then walked back to the beach where Mum and I relaxed while Ted and Jessica swam. Amr wandered the art district. Mum, Amr and I then moved to a seat overlooking the beach. When Jess and Ted had finished their beach sojourn and swim we went and had a lovely grilled chicken salad in the shade in a quiet square. We caught the train back to Lisbon and had some downtime before dinner. After some hustling by Amr to get us ready in time we were set. Amr had booked us in to a fab local restaurant Solar dos Presuntos that they had been to twice before. It was a 20 min walk from the apartment and didn’t disappoint. A delicious feast with a great vibe. Ted had the local pork speciality, Amr octopus, Mum grouper, Jess and I Portuguese steak. Mum had a dessert and we were all too full to help her out! We then wandered back to the apartment, no nightcap tonight as all too tired. Relaxing now before bed. Another perfect day.Read more