No Moss For Us

A quick breakfast and hustle to the Moorish train station was on the agenda for the morning as we had an extra packed day scheduled – A half-day visit to the nearby town of Sintra, then to the district of…

We had an early morning wake up, as our friends had arranged a half-day walking tour for us all (Thanks Frank and Desirae!). Our guide was a jovial woman named Paola who was a born and raised Lisbon-ite. Our first…

For our last few hours in Lisbon, we rose early to check the last few sites off our list. We started with the Lisbon train station, which is filled with beautiful blue and white tile murals: From there, we walked to…

One thing we didn’t mention in the other posts is the amazing street art of Portugal. It is all very well done by the talented street artists of the city, and also seems to be city-sanctioned in places: almost every…

Despite our best efforts, it was tough to rise for our second day in Porto. Fortunately all was not lost, we just need some grub to kickstart the morning. After a quick stroll, we found a café that served something…

We bid a VERY early morning goodbye to Terceira (9am flights wait for no man…or lady!) and landed back in Lisbon with a few hours to kill before our train to Porto. After reviewing all the near by options, we…

After a late start to give our recovery a little extra oomph, we struck out to start our day of mutual exploration of Terceira. Given time constraints, we abandoned plans to explore the greater island, and instead opted to focus…

The Day of Sickness & Woe: A Tale in Three Acts Act I: Sleep in (Jess because of the late night full of frivolity and singing troupes, and Grant because of the belly issues). Jess has breakfast, which consists of…

We were up early, and for good reason: we were finally heading to the Azores, more specifically, to the island of Terceira, where Grant’s great grandmother lived! We were very much excited for this leg of the trip for a…