Day 9, Return to Saint Petersburg
This morning I took the Red Line from Oriente station in Lisbon to get to Humberto Delgado Airport to catch my United Airlines flight to Newark NJ. The metro station…
Day 8, Return to Lisbon
This morning I left Porto and returned to Lisbon. I am staying in an area outside of the historic district and the site of Expo '98. The Moxy hotel is…
Day 7; My Second Day in Porto
My biggest surprise, so far, on my exploration of Portugal, is how crowded Porto is with tourists. This city is crammed with tourists from all corners of the world. Porto…
Day 6, I have arrived in Porto
Today I woke up very early in the morning to catch a 06:10 metro train from Lagos to Tunes, where I got to ride on a high speed train from…
Day 5, Exploring Sagres
This morning I hiked 1.5 miles from the Memmo resort hotel to Fort Sagres, where I explored a fort built in the late 14th century and modified many times since.…
Day 4, Travel to Sagres
This morning I woke up early, had a quick breakfast at the hotel and caught a metro to the train station. I took a train to Tunes, then a metro…
Day 3, Last Day in Lisbon
Today I decided to throw out my original plans for the day, which was to spend most the day in Sintra but instead spend the day exploring Lisbon. I spent…
Second Day in Lisbon
The day started with a free breakfast at the hotel, including two cups of coffee. After breakfast I took a three mile subway ride to visit the Gulbenkian Museum of…
First Day in Lisbon
I arrived at Portela Airport in Lisbon this morning on schedule, arriving at the gate at 8:20 AM. I decided to take the metro from the airport to my hotel.…
Lisbon, I am ready
Packed and ready to go! Carry-on worked really well for me on my last trip. So this is the same set-up. I do not expect any weather delays this time.…
Leaving for Lisbon
Portugal The planning is complete! I leave for Portugal in one week, March 27. I arrive in Lisbon on March 28 where I will spend three days. I will then…