Arrived in Lisbon to bright sun and a chilly wind. Had breakfast and said goodbye to many friends. Susan – we are sorry we did not get to say goodbye at breakfast.
We arranged to meet Avi and Noreen for dinner at light and set off at 10am to get our hire car and find our way to our Hotel.
Arrived at our hotel – The Farol Design Hotel in Cascais, which is about 20kms from Lisbon on the south west coast. What an amazing hotel and location! The hotel is very modern and located by the sea. Our room has great views of the courtyard and sea. We hurriedly unpacked, ate a fantastic lunch at their restaurant and set off to visit the city of Lisbon.
In Lisbon we started in the main square near the waterfront where we saw segways for hire and decided to have a go. They were fantastic fun and so easy to use – I now know what I want for Christmas! – just kidding Ron. We then walked to the medieval area and went into the Lisbon Cathedral Referred to as the Sé. For 2 Euros were allowed to past the main alter and go into the back of the church where they have an archeological dig going on and the remains of the first cathedral build in the 12th century. Next we walked the streets window shopping and Ron purchased some great shoes. Portugal is the 2nd highest producer of shoes and handbags in Europe and the quality and is fantastic and the prices are even better.
We arranged to meet Avi and Noreen for dinner at light and set off at 10am to get our hire car and find our way to our Hotel.
Arrived at our hotel – The Farol Design Hotel in Cascais, which is about 20kms from Lisbon on the south west coast. What an amazing hotel and location! The hotel is very modern and located by the sea. Our room has great views of the courtyard and sea. We hurriedly unpacked, ate a fantastic lunch at their restaurant and set off to visit the city of Lisbon.
In Lisbon we started in the main square near the waterfront where we saw segways for hire and decided to have a go. They were fantastic fun and so easy to use – I now know what I want for Christmas! – just kidding Ron. We then walked to the medieval area and went into the Lisbon Cathedral Referred to as the Sé. For 2 Euros were allowed to past the main alter and go into the back of the church where they have an archeological dig going on and the remains of the first cathedral build in the 12th century. Next we walked the streets window shopping and Ron purchased some great shoes. Portugal is the 2nd highest producer of shoes and handbags in Europe and the quality and is fantastic and the prices are even better.
We meet Avi and Noreen at 8pm at a restaurant called O Faia which was recommended to them. It had local Portuguese cuisine and entertainment. A great night was enjoyed by all and we even met a German couple from the ship. We said our goodbye to Avi and Noreen as they were to head off for Boston at 9am the next morning. I’m sure we will meet up again some time in the future. I’m not sure how Ron will cope without Avi for intellectual conversation!
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