Sintra and vicinity

The way to Sintra

[Dec. 2021] Sintra is considered to be an “absolute place to go” (guidebook) as a day trip destination from Lisbon, Portugal. We visited here in February 2019, when my husband had his leg injured and…

Evora

Take a nostalgic train from a faded station

[Dec. 2021] During our stay in Lisbon, Portugal, we made an excursion to Evora in the Alentejo region. A few years ago, we travelled only to the Alentejo region and went to Evora, too, but…

Lisbon

Metro, tragedy and hospital

[Dec. 2021] After taking a peek at the El Corte Inglés department store in Lisbon, Portugal, we decided to take the metro from there. This was our first time on the Lisbon metro. There was…

Lisbon

Funicular I wanted to ride

[Dec. 2021] We have visited Lisbon, Portugal several times, but we have never actually seen the funicular that I sometimes see in the pictures. That’s why I definitely wanted to ride this time. We hadn’t…

Oporto

The tram in Oporto and the Atlantic Ocean

[Dec. 2009] Our holiday in Oporto, Portugal was very short, staying there only two nights. On the last day, we enjoyed walking around town until the time of the flight. In addition to walking, we…

Lisbon

Going Around Lisbon with a Tuk Tuk

[ Feb.2019 ] On Monday afternoon in Lisbon in Portugal,  the museums were closed and we did not have a specific plan. Then we noticed the Tuk Tuk waiting for customers at the Largo do…

Portugal

From Coimbra to Monsanto

Our second destination in Portugal was a small village called Monsanto. To get there, we got up early and took a taxi to Coimbra B station. Then, we took 8:01am Lisbon train and got off…