By the time we found ourselves back in Lisbon we felt pretty good about Portugal.
We now know that all the decent restaurants don't open for dinner until after 7pm, and we can decipher most menus and order ourselves a decent meal. We've learned sardines are almost always a safe bet, and at this point, we can debone the fish with finesse.
We own a metro card, and we've gotten darn good at using the transit system - jetting across town or the country with relative ease.
We're speaking in euros now, too - calculating cost in our heads in terms of the European currency instead of dollars - and can readily identify euro coins at glance.
We're looking forward to learning new skills in the weeks to come as we transition from tourists to travelers.
Our favorite Lisbon & Cascais memories:
- Drinking sangria and dancing the night away at the Lisbon Gay Pride event in Palace Square.
- Discovering that the pair of double french doors in our room opened to a gorgeous fifth floor deck overlooking the water and a bustling Lisbon pedestrian street. We spent hours on that deck - reading, eating breakfast, taking in the stunning cityscape and feeling like the luckiest people in the world.
- Taking a day trip to the lazy beach town of Cascais, where we drank Sagres beer among the topless sunbathers.
- Dining at a fantastic hole-in-the-wall in the historic neighborhood of Alfambra. Our delicious meal included a bottle of wine, bread, soup, fresh grilled swordfish and squid. With tip and tax: about 20 euros.
Next stop: Venice, Italy
We now know that all the decent restaurants don't open for dinner until after 7pm, and we can decipher most menus and order ourselves a decent meal. We've learned sardines are almost always a safe bet, and at this point, we can debone the fish with finesse.
We own a metro card, and we've gotten darn good at using the transit system - jetting across town or the country with relative ease.
We're speaking in euros now, too - calculating cost in our heads in terms of the European currency instead of dollars - and can readily identify euro coins at glance.
We're looking forward to learning new skills in the weeks to come as we transition from tourists to travelers.
Our favorite Lisbon & Cascais memories:
- Drinking sangria and dancing the night away at the Lisbon Gay Pride event in Palace Square.
- Discovering that the pair of double french doors in our room opened to a gorgeous fifth floor deck overlooking the water and a bustling Lisbon pedestrian street. We spent hours on that deck - reading, eating breakfast, taking in the stunning cityscape and feeling like the luckiest people in the world.
- Taking a day trip to the lazy beach town of Cascais, where we drank Sagres beer among the topless sunbathers.
- Dining at a fantastic hole-in-the-wall in the historic neighborhood of Alfambra. Our delicious meal included a bottle of wine, bread, soup, fresh grilled swordfish and squid. With tip and tax: about 20 euros.
Next stop: Venice, Italy
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