Lisbon

📌 Lisbon felt like a much busier city, we initially took a while to gain some bearings, perhaps because we arrived in the evening. Dinner was on the agenda, but we first found a wine bar nearby and enjoyed some more cheap Portugese wines. We then were lucky enough to stumble across a delicious traditional Portugese family run restaurant in a small side street.

📌 We decided it was time for a walking tour, so day 2 involved a coffee and Portugese tart, a wonder around the main area and a visit to a food market hall. The weather was elite, much better than the UK. I enjoyed an informative walking tour, however, to Chloe's despair, 3.5 hours of walking was too much ☺️ Tonight's agenda was some more Piri Piri chicken, this one was delicious and it was again, another nice night to sit out on the streets in the warm evening.

📌 Day 3 was a short train ride to Sintra, a former area where the wealthy would escape to avoid the hot Lisbon summer. The historical area was decorated with unique colourful castles and palaces, as well as lush manicured gardens. The main palace was super busy, but it was worth visiting the area, particularly as the architecture was something new to us.

📌 Portugal were one of the largest colonisers, hence a variety of cuisines exist in Lisbon from their former colonies. This meant we had a great opportunity to try some new cuisines, so we headed to a Mozambique restaurant for some delicious Curry and spicy chicken. The next night we did the same and headed out for Brazilian Churrasco (bbq) that was all you can eat. We left that place pretty full to the brim! 🤤 Overall, it was another great city with beautiful food and wine being the main takeaway.もっと詳しく