Let’s get down to it: Lisbon has excellent food. Everything I’ve eaten thus far has been a delight. Everywhere you go here, there are restaurants of every nationality next to Portuguese fare. There are obscene numbers of cafes and gelato shops. The waterfront has unbroken rows of seafood restaurants that …
One of the most iconic sights of Lisbon is the Rua Augusta Arch, a massive triumphal arch that faces the river on one side and a large promenade of shops on the other. Thousands of people buzz around the place at all times, shopping, eating at restaurants, and watching buskers. …
I’ve long believed in visiting flea markets and thrift stores during travel. There are few better ways to really know a place than by digging through its junk. Thus, when I learned that there was a flea market in Lisbon every Saturday and Tuesday, I knew exactly what I was …
Today, I slept unexpectedly late, coming to life around 11am. This cut our Lisbon adventures of the day considerably, as many of the museums and tourist sights close around 5pm. But it was a lovely (and windy) day, so we quickly put ourselves together and did as much as we …
I was talking in previous posts about finding layers of history in these very old cities in Europe, where foundations have been built on other foundations for thousands of years. In our search for archaeology sights in Lisbon, we found a very modern hotel that had incorporated the former Roman …
