Category: Portugal
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A Visit from UK Cousins
Ben’s cousin Amatsia and his youngest daughter, Martha, came down from Oxford and London, respectively, for a long weekend with us. We walked and ate our way across Lisbon, seeing the highlights and some of…
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Assorted Lisbon
We walk all around the city for exercise, but also to see lesser known areas and make little discoveries. We’re usually in the area around our apartment: Belém, Ajuda, and Alcântara. Walking along the river…
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Sintra 2026
Having gotten our feet back on the ground in Belém with Ken and Elaine we took a trip up to Sintra to visit three castles there: the Moorish castle, Quinta da Regaleira, and the Pena…
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A Return to São Miguel, Açores
Kathy and I met our friends Ken and Elaine at the airport in Ponta Delgada. They live in San Francisco, but had spent some time in Massachusetts for a family reunion and were on their…
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Lisbon Week 6
Another week with a trip to the beach across the Tagus, and random wanderings. The ferry dropped us off in Trafaria and we walked to the beach from there, passing near the grain silos and…
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Lisbon Weeks 4 & 5
Things have slowed down a bit — a good thing — as we’ve hit many of the sights and sites. So we’re doing a good bit of random walking through the neighborhoods, admiring the tile…
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Lisbon & Cascais Week 3
Another week full of fun and explorations. Monday we took the train out to the tony beach community that is Cascais. We wandered around the town, taking in the town beach, the marina, and the…
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Lisbon & Porto Week 2
We kicked off the week taking a guided tour of the B-MAD Art Deco museum. It was exceptional for a small museum off the main tourist path. Rooms from the Craftsman Era through Art Nouveau…
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Around Lisbon Week 1
We spent time exploring our neighborhood and re-exploring Lisbon. We walked a lot, but also took some Ubers, and the occasional tram and metro. We had hoped to visit the viewpoint at the top of…
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The Lisbon Apartment
Our Lisbon home base — an apartment in Alcântara, ten minutes from the MAAT and twenty from Torre de Belém, with a landlord family who couldn't be more welcoming.