Imminent lockdown: where to go?
12th March 2020: With coronavirus spreading rapidly across Europe, we are weighing up our options. Our plan had been to travel north from Lisbon to Porto, then to travel inland, […]
Last day in Lisbon
11th March: toasting the conviction of Harvey Weinstein in a cool little café tucked into the base of the ruins of Convento do Carmo. This day was an emotionally charged […]
Lisbon trams and trains
9th March: Saul: Morgan and I took a day on a public transport bonanza trip – underground, overground and tram. Here we are on our adventures: We travelled every bit of […]
LX Factory with Sammy & Brian
7th March 2020: Always a special treat to meet up with friends from home! We spent a lovely afternoon with Sammy and Brian in the LX Factory, another rejuvenated area of […]
Lisbon street art
Street art is a big feature of Lisbon, as we saw the minute we arrived at our site. All across the city, walls large and small are adorned with incredible artwork. […]
Lisbon en famille
With Saul, we then took another visit into the centre of Lisbon. On the recommendation of Saul’s friend from work, Samantha, we headed straight for the Santini ice cream shop […]
Birthday time! Olwen is 9!
Also the day Daddy returned from Ireland, a freshly-minted Irish citizen! The Paddy and me 😍
Lisbon, a trip into the city
Caitríona: While Saul was in Ireland, Morgan, Olwen and I ventured by bus and metro into the centre of Lisbon the first day and did some initial exploring. First impressions […]
Lisbon: Fábrica Braço de Prata
28th February – 12th March 2020: Since arriving in Portugal at the end of January, we have travelled all along the southern coast of the Algarve. After travelling the Algarve […]
Lagos
From Sagres, we took a spin 40km east again to Lagos. This is another town which had its heyday during the Portuguese Age of Discovery, although there have been settlements […]