Portugal

[Dec. 2021] It was already dark when we arrived at Comercio Square, a large square in Lisbon, Portugal. Comercio Square is a historic square where the Ribeira Palace was before the 1755 earthquake, and in…

[Dec. 2021] From Martin Moniz, the last stop of tram number 28 in Lisbon, Portugal, it turns out that the monastery of Sao Vicente de Fora, which I wanted to go to, is a 15-minute…

[Dec. 2021] During our stay in Lisbon, Portugal, I spent most of my weekday mornings working and exercising at Airbnb, having my husband’s home-cooked lunch, and then going out. On this day, we decided to…

[Dec. 2021] The highlight of the second day of our stay in Lisbon, Portugal was the National Museum of the Azulejo. Our guidebook says, “You can’t say you’ve been to Lisbon until you see the…

[Dec. 2009] On the final day in Oporto, Portugal, we took a peek at the Lello bookstore, which has a reputation as one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world. Founded in 1869, it…

[Dec. 2009] After getting off the pleasure boat on the Douro River in Oporto, Portugal, we crossed the famous Dom Luis I Bridge to the opposite bank. This bridge was designed by an apprentice of…

[Dec. 2009] On the first night in Oporto, Portugal, we intended to dine at the restaurant listed in the guidebook. After dark, we went out on foot from the hotel. It had been raining all…

[Dec. 2009] The trip to Portugal‘s second largest city, Oporto, began the night before at Heathrow Airport in London. That’s because the next morning’s flight departed early in the morning at 6:40. The hotel attached…

[ Feb.2019 ] After seeing inside the church in Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon in Portugal, we went to see the cloister, which was not free to enter. To get the ticket, we had to go…