Background Story: Due to the severe storms rocking Europe for the couple of weeks we were there, our British Airways flight to London and back to DFW was cancelled and we had to reroute the trip via Madrid. It was great that the agent on the phone was able to …
Background: One of my favorite places to visit while I was in Lisbon was the Jeronimos Monastery. The Monastery is best done in conjunction with your visit to the Belem Tower and Monument of Discoveries. The walk itself from Belem Tower to the monastery takes approximately 15 minutes and much …
We only had two good weather days while we were in Lisbon. By good weather day I mean a day where it was pouring buckets of rain. So even on this particular day I had to find a destination which had a good mix of outdoor and indoor activities in …
Unfortunately we cancelled our trip to Porto because of how bad the weather was during our stay in Portugal. It rained almost continuously during the day while we were in Lisbon and when we checked the forecasts and saw that things were only going to get worse. We didn’t see …
Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and is quite possibly one of Europe’s smallest and most charming capital cities. The city itself predates London, Rome, and many other European cities by centuries and is the westernmost capital on the European continent. Lisbon was once considered one of Europe’s best kept …
