lisboa, portugal
09.01.2008 - 09.02.2008
26 °C
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Julie; Joe; Kari; Megan's European Holiday
on Jcarrara's travel map.
Sept 1-2
Anyone that knows me-knows I bought every travel book on these countries and tried to plan the unplanned portion of the trip.
The guide book said a nice way to enter lisboa is from a boat ferry. Why not? We found one and realized the weather had changed from hot, sunny and bright to late fall. The boat was nice-the only issue was it did not drop us off at the terminal marked on the map.
Driving through the cities gets very tense in the car. Joe is convinced I have no sense of direction.
We drive around for an extra hour. City was not impressive. Hard to go from sevilla to any other place.
We stayed at the Sofitel. Very nice-small hotel with great staff. Went to dinner at an area known as The Docks. Tourist area. Lisboa has an unsafe feel to it. Lacks the charm of Madrid. Hard to imagine.
The next day, I went on a great walking tour of the city-guide book in hand-took public transportation all around. Nothing so special. Except lost book during tour.
Went back to get Joe off to next destination.=
Posted by Jcarrara 09.03.2008 5:14 PM Archived in Tourist Sites | Portugal
I've already lived in Madrid, Paris, London and Lisbon. This last one is, by far, the safest. And, I should add, the most charming (and I like Madrid a lot!).
09.23.2008 by araposo