Distrito de Lisboa Travel Blogs, Travelogues and Travel Journals

I lov ´lisboa.´ Ok, since we did not spend the day befor in 'Frankfurt', that did not happn, we took a plane from 'venic' to 'porto.' We arrivd at 'Porto' and had to wait so long for our luggag to come. We got out side and found out we had to take a train for 3 hours to 'lisbon.' Haha, which was so terribl. We tried to sleep, that did not come through, then we got annoyd, becaus we wantd to smok, every time the train stoppd, but that was for only 2 mi…

Lisbon has 2 Estadios. Benfica (red) and Sporting Lissabon (green). I Think the last is the Best. Benfica is near a shoppingmall. The biggest in Europe.

when we drove out of sines, back to the main highway going up to spain, we didnt had time for breakfast, so we had breakfast on the road! we had orange juices, those yummy lemon bread, some crackers, RUBINAS CHEETOS (hahahaha there was apparently an unlimited supply!), lori and hannah kept passing food for us! it was amazing, a bonding that i will never forget and i was eyeing ben's rice crackers which i kept stealing ^_^ hahaha and ben was complaining that it was so unfair that we were …

My second day was an eventful one! In Lisbon, they have the Statue of Cristo Rei (Christ the King) which was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil... In order to reach it you have to leave Lisbon alltogether, take a ferry to Almada, and catch the 101 bus all the way up the hill to the statue... It is a breathtaking sight in itself but while there do marvel at the great view of Lisbon from across the river :) After the statue, me and my roommates deci…

"Come on guys, it's my birthday and it's time to eat…" I yelled full of courage. Because my birthday is in the heart of summer, I usually celebrate it abroad. Not out of extravagance but simply because most times I'm on vacation. We were touring the west and south coast of Europe. It was an interrail trip. With an open ticket you can get on and off every train, whenever and wherever you like. For the expenses while traveling, I'd taken on an extra job. But you know how it goes, in th…

Just posting some photos from my trips

Fado is Portugal’s folk music, the very 1st time I heard it was a song called 'Coisas Pequenas' by Madredeus. I am so angry at that time because my date stood me up, I was outside FNAC in Oporto in North Portugal and this song was playing, suddenly I feel relaxed and I listened closely. My anger went away, and I smiled. No other music have that kind of effect on me, so I guess that is good therapy for me! And from that day, I became a fan of Madredeus and Fado music. The music brough…

What I nice city with very friendly people, nice food and music. A city with a great history and a wonderfull nightlife. There's a lot to see and to do. Also i've been in Cascais and Estoril to spend some days at the beach.

In the summer of 2005, I stayed in Almada for 2 weeks. We rented an apartment from the parents of a colleague of mine. Every day we took the ferry (15 min) to get us to Lisbon. Lisbon is a really nice city to visit. The Portuguese are really friendly people. There was a festival in Castelo S. Jorge with live music, a lot of food and of course beers. The castle is built on top of the hill and very close to the city's center. It is an extraordinary site and the view from the top is amazing. I…

I often do crazy weekend trips and my trip to Lisbon was no exception.   On Friday November 30, I headed out to Newark on Northwest and then caught a TAP Air Portugal Airbus 330 to Lisbon.   I arrived into Lisbon at 5:30 am and within 30 minutes, I was on bus route 44 to downtown.  The cost was 1.35 Euro.  There is an airport express bus #91 but it does not start operating until 7:45 am.   I walked all around the area near Praca do Come…

There is a nice area with castle and sanctuary! Also with a river's swimming pool - in summer that is ;-) we walk through the hills to see the nice small old villages that are slowly getting back to life!

We decided to stay in the area that night, find a camp ground etc and pull up in our beast. We drove for awhile following the signs leading us to a campsite. It waa fairly nice one, where we all had to pay appox 4€ each for the night and got our own little piece of land. Looked pretty rough - we would be sleeping in the car again by the looks of things. We checked out the grounds and their facillities... not being able to find the gamesroom!! The toilets even had the traditional drophole w…

Doug and I met up early for breakfast in Porto, and then climbed in the mini-bus for our ride back to Lisbon to catch our plane.  The drive back was pleasant and I enjoyed the scenery.  The area around Porto is at a higher elevation than Lisbon and has many more trees.  We also saw lots of olive groves and grape vineyards.  It was quite nice. We got back to the Tivoli Jardim in Lisbon and retrieved the bags we had stored there, jumped in Doug's rental car and headed out t…

4 Hours In Lisbon An eclectic blend of history and modernization, 3000-year-old Lisbon was revolutionarily reconstructed after being obliterated by an 18th-century earthquake. Nevertheless, Portugal's sprawling capital won't leave you lacking for things to do during your next stopover. VISIT Castelo de São Jorge, a crumbling fortress perched high atop the city, for panoramic views of the ubiquitous red rooftops and Rio Tejo. EAT delectable regional specialties like barbe…

I can remember it very well. We were watching Holland compete against Sweden in the quarter finals of the EC 2004 in Portugal. A penalty shootout would decide this game's winner. Almost everyone knows Holland's history with penalty shootouts.. bad, very bad. So when it came to these penaltys, my mother said: "Dan, we're going to Portugal if we win this game." The unthinkable happend, Holland won! My mother held her word and we booked a last minute flight including a ticket to Lisbon.It was pa…