Lx Factory

My dad and Cristina were leaving today and we decided to walk up to the São Jorge castle and walk around those little streets. They're so cute! We didn't make it inside the castle because it was getting late and we needed to have lunch before sending them to the airport, but I still enjoyed the surroundings and views. We ate at a place right next to it called Claras el Castelo. Restaurants next to tourist attractions can be terrible and overpriced, but this was actually pretty good.

They took the subway to get back to the hotel, pick the suitcases, and head to the airport. Lisbon airport is in the city and it's very easy to reach by public transit, but taxis aren't expensive either.

After they left we took a taxi to Lx Factory. This is an old industrial complex turned into an art, shopping, and food center. It started in 1846 as a fabric production plant (Compania de Fiação e Tecidos Lisbonenses). 50 years later, the company moved, and different businesses took over. By the late XX century, the space was abandoned and rundown and a private investor decided to create this space. It's huge now and pretty cool. On Sundays, it also hosts an outdoor market, but some of the indoor places are closed. In any case, it's well worth a visit to walk around and do some shopping. I got a quirky jacket and Dean got a very nice t-shirt.

For dinner, we got to go to a Japanese restaurant, Miss Jappa, since my dad wasn't there anymore and he couldn't complain about not liking the food. Unfortunately, the service was quite bad and the food was not that great, although I still enjoyed the sushi and it was nice to have a break from the Portuguese cuisine.Read more