Lisbon

About Our Last Meal in Lisbon and Our Hotel

[ Feb.2019 ] We were planning to have our last meal in Lisbon in Portugal this time at the seafood restaurant called Marisqueira do Lis, which was recommended by the guide of our private tour…

Lisbon

Wonderful Fado and Meal in Lisbon

[ Feb.2019 ] We wanted to listen to Fado at least once while we were in Portugal, so we picked up a few leaflets at the lobby in our hotel in Lisbon. There were quite…

Sintra and vicinity

The Waves of Azenhas do Mar and the Goat Meal

[ Feb.2019 ] During our private tour from Lisbon in Portugal, after walking in the old town of Sintra, we visited a place called Azenhas do Mar, on the sea. The sea here is the…

Olhao

Olhao

[ Feb.2017 ] On the last day of our short holiday in the Algarve in south Portugal, we went to a seaside town called Olhao. The Portuguese pronunciation is difficult. The taxi driver pronounced Olhao…

Santa Luzia

The capital of octopus

The last destination of our Tuk-tuk tour in the suburbs of Tavira in Portugal was Santa Luzia; a fishing village situated about 5 km west of Tavira. The Tuk-tuk driver, Tiago told us that this…

Faro

Getting up very early to go to Faro

[ Feb.2017 ] We got up at 3 am again, this time to go to Algarve in the south of Portugal. Every time we say that we must not plan like this, but because of…

Portugal

Fado, unexpectedly

[ Nov.2014 ] In the evening when we came back from Monsanto village to Coimbra in Portugal, we went to a restaurant called A Conzinha da Maria. Does it mean ‘Maria’s kitchen’ perhaps? We just…

Portugal

Lunch and shopping at a stylish shop

[ Nov.2014 ] It was early afternoon when we arrived at Monsanto in Portugal. First, we looked for somewhere to eat. We went in to a shop on Rua do Castelo, a slope from the…