PortugalLissabonSocorroSão Jorge de ArroiosLargo da Estefânia38°43’52” N 9°8’38” W 5. April in 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 thoughtWeiterlesen
PortugalLissabonSintra (São Pedro de Penaferrim)Santa EufémiaPena National Palace38°47’17” N 9°23’26” W 6. April in 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 aWeiterlesen
PortugalLissabonSão MartinhoLargo Rainha Dona Amélia38°47’50” N 9°23’25” W 6. April in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
After touring the Pena Palace we went into the town of Sintra for lunch. Sintra was full of narrow streets winding up steep hills full of small restaurants and shops. It was quite beautiful but crazyWeiterlesen
PortugalLissabonCascaisJardim Visconde da Luz38°41’58” N 9°25’15” W 6. April in 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 soWeiterlesen
PortugalLissabonSocorroCasteloJardim do Castelo de São Jorge38°42’49” N 9°8’1” W 7. April in 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 BoltWeiterlesen
PortugalLissabonSocorroBairro AltoLargo de Camões38°42’38” N 9°8’37” W 7. April in 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 theWeiterlesen
PortugalDistrito do PortoSanto IldefonsoLapaAntigo Asilo de Mendicidade do Porto41°8’36” N 8°36’14” W 8. April in 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 fallWeiterlesen
PortugalDistrito do PortoSanto IldefonsoLapaAntigo Asilo de Mendicidade do Porto41°8’37” N 8°36’14” W 9. April in 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 ourWeiterlesen
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Love the picture of the Robelo boat with backdrop of Porto. I’m starting to plan when to go back.
PortugalDistrito do PortoSanto IldefonsoLapaAntigo Asilo de Mendicidade do Porto41°8’36” N 8°36’14” W 10. April in 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.Weiterlesen
PortugalDistrito do PortoSanto IldefonsoLapaAntigo Asilo de Mendicidade do Porto41°8’37” N 8°36’15” W 11. April in 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 onceWeiterlesen
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To top off the excitement of Taco Bell was to find out they serve beer!!
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Envy! And neat tidbits of the city via the photos. [Gabriele]
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As seen on the Netflix show “Somebody Feed Phil” Lisbon episode!