DAY 5 : PORTUGAL : LISBON

Weather : sunny, 18o

We left Porto on the 9.30am bus

arrived in Lisbon at 1pm.

Lisbon is a city of 3 million people.

It is the oldest city in Western Europe,

settled by Julius Caesar, ruled by

Germanic tribes from 5th century,

conquered by the Moors in the 8th

century. An interesting city and port,

set on several hills - lots of

exercise this week!

 

 

We caught a taxi from the bus station

and he eventually found our B&B in

a tiny alley down by the port. We are

in the neighbourhood of Biarro Alto.

We entered through an archway

into a myriad of courtyards.

Our host was waiting for us in our courtyard

and preceded to give us an introduction to the

city. Four Portuguese young people have

bought 4 properties in the area and developed

a range of good quality accommodation

with so much character.

www.shiadu.com

 

Our little apartment is off the main courtyard.

We have access to a coffee, tea and drinks

in a common kitchen area, where breakfast

is served.

Quirky furnishings.

We are on the rise from the river - lots

of steps.

From the upper part of the city there are panoramic

views to surrounding precincts of the city, including

to the castle, Castelo de Sao Jorge.

Beautiful parks and cafes abound.

We descended the hill and came to the highly

sophisticated Baixa neighbourhood. This

is Placa de Restauradores.

Then we walked along the Placa de Pedro 1V,

where there is an upmarket shopping area

leading to the port.

Placa do Comco - at the port on the River Tejo

 

 

View from one of the B&Bs where we ate dinner

 

4 course meal with Portuguese wines

First course - mung bean and tomatoes

Second course - portuguese sausage with omelette

Third - pork, spinach and garlic, potato, coriander jus

Fourth course - baked apple with cinnamon rice

 

 



M&M
19/11/12
Our email: mm_smith@bigpond.net.au