PortugalDistrito de LisboaSocorroSão Jorge de ArroiosLargo da Estefânia38°43’52” N 9°8’38” W 5. april, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
We arrived in Lisbon yesterday at 3pm after leaving San Francisco at 3pm on Wednesday. 24 hours of travel and a wild cab ride to our hotel left us a bit spent. Once we got to the hotel we thoughtLæs mere
PortugalDistrito de LisboaSintra (São Pedro de Penaferrim)Santa EufémiaPena National Palace38°47’17” N 9°23’26” W 6. april, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Today we tried something different and joined a bus tour that took us out of Lisbon to Pena Palace, then to the town of Sintra, next to Cabo da Roca, and finished up in Cascais. It turned out to be aLæs mere
PortugalDistrito de LisboaSão MartinhoLargo Rainha Dona Amélia38°47’50” N 9°23’25” W PortugalDistrito de LisboaCascaisJardim Visconde da Luz38°41’58” N 9°25’15” W 6. april, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Cabo da Roca, known as the most western point in Europe was our next to last stop for the day. It was our shortest visit but I think for both of us the highlight of the day. There is something soLæs mere
PortugalDistrito de LisboaSocorroCasteloJardim do Castelo de São Jorge38°42’49” N 9°8’1” W 7. april, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Today we thought we would do what we always try to do in any major city, a Hop On-Hop Off bus tour. But at the last second said, let’s just go to the castle. We got an early start and grabbed a BoltLæs mere
PortugalDistrito de LisboaSocorroBairro AltoLargo de Camões38°42’38” N 9°8’37” W 7. april, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
The second half of our day we decided to take a slow, meandering walk through the city. It was a beautiful Sunday with perfect temperatures to eat and drink outdoors, people watch and take in all theLæs mere
PortugalDistrito do PortoSanto IldefonsoLapaAntigo Asilo de Mendicidade do Porto41°8’36” N 8°36’14” W 8. april, Portugal ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
Today was a 4 hour train ride from Lisbon to Porto. We were so excited the whole way in anticipation of meeting up with friends, Helen and Mike from Dublin, who we met on our last Camino in the fallLæs mere
PortugalDistrito do PortoSanto IldefonsoLapaAntigo Asilo de Mendicidade do Porto41°8’37” N 8°36’14” W 9. april, Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
It was a perfect day in Porto; blue skies, good temperatures and great friends. We met up with Mike and Helen and headed straight for the Hop On-Hop Off bus to tour around the city. We then spent ourLæs mere
PortugalDistrito do PortoSanto IldefonsoLapaAntigo Asilo de Mendicidade do Porto41°8’36” N 8°36’14” W 10. april, Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Today was a lot of walking in Porto with Miguel as our personal tour guide. We first went to the cathedral to purchase our pilgrim credentials for the Camino and took a quick tour of the cathedral.Læs mere
PortugalDistrito do PortoSanto IldefonsoLapaAntigo Asilo de Mendicidade do Porto41°8’37” N 8°36’15” W 11. april, Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Today was mostly a day of Camino prep as we spent the morning at the local laundromat washing all our clothes and getting our suitcase packed in order to get it shipped to Santiago to be received onceLæs mere
Rejsende Just as I had envisioned Portugal, lots of color! Beautiful
Envy! And neat tidbits of the city via the photos. [Gabriele]
Rejsende
As seen on the Netflix show “Somebody Feed Phil” Lisbon episode!