On our way back to Lisbon from Porto, we stopped by Óbidos, a tiny town completely surrounded by castle walls. It was very charming, with miniature streets and tiny hobbit-like houses. Everything was whitewashed with blue and yellow stripes, and…
A Day in Porto, Portugal
Porto was my favorite city from this trip. It had a mix of everything – beautiful waterfront, tiny ancient streets as well as “normal” pedestrian streets, amazing architecture, and most importantly, Port wine! We toured Sandeman Porto Cellars and got to…
Conímbriga Roman Ruins – A Day Trip from Coimbra, Portugal
We took a half day trip from Coimbra to go to the Conímbriga Ruins. I was not prepared to be so fascinated by the ruins – I was thinking “so what, we’re gonna see a bunch of old stones.” But when we…
A Stroll Through Coimbra, Portugal
Coimbra was pretty awesome, in a totally different way than any other city I’ve been to before. I’m not even sure how we chose to go to Coimbra – we knew we wanted to go to Porto and were…
Driving to Sevilla – Lagos and Faro
After we spent two days in Lisbon (Day 1, Day 2) and spent a day in Sintra, we rented a Smart Car and headed towards Sevilla, Spain. We decided to take the scenic route and pass through Lagos and Faro…
Day Trip from Lisbon – Sintra, Portugal
On our third day in Portugal, we took the train to Sintra. Sintra is such a wonderful, beautiful little town. Even walking around Sintra felt magical – just look at the city hall building, or the charming little sidewalk! The…
Lisbon – Day 2: Jeronimos Monastery and Tower of Belem
Our first day in Lisbon was awesome. We got to see so much of the city, and watch the sunset from a castle. On our second day in Lisbon we took the train to Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and Torre de Belém (Jeronimos Monastery…
A Day in Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon was our first stop in Portugal. Getting around Lisbon was easy, we were able to take the Metro from the airport to where we were staying without any problems. We got the LisboaCard at the airport, which seemed…