Our little neighborhood (o nosso bairro) is very pretty with lots of gardens, some a bit overgrown, and many behind private walls. The street trees will be blossoming in a…
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Why Move to Portugal
We’ve lived in Massachusetts for most of our lives, except for our college years. Now that we’re retired, it would be great to do something different. Moving to another country…
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We found a fantastic apartment to rent starting in February. We needed to have a rental for our visa application. We are in a neighborhood called Caxias in the Oeiras district,…
Read MoreSep 6 Lisboa -last day
We headed out to breakfast at Hygge Kaffe where we had poached eggs on toast with herby butter, scrambled eggs and homemade bread, and a cinnamon roll, their specialty. Our…
Read MoreSep 5 Sintra
We took the train to Sintra from the Entrecampos station in Lisbon. The hour trip seemed fast. At Sintra, we bought the hop-on-hop-off ticket for the public bus which was…
Read MoreSep 4 Cascais and Carcavelos
The train to Cascais is a scenic route along the shore. We got ready kind of early and were out the door at 9am. The 746 bus was across the…
Read MoreSep 3 Avenidas Novas and Benfica
We visited the Gulbenkian Museum in the morning. They had a great modern show pairing Gorky and Portuguese artist Jorge Quieroz. Their historical collection ranged from prehistoric to 19th century.…
Read MoreSep 2 Alvalade again
We decided to go back to Alvalade and see the market on Avenida Rio de Janiero. It was around noon, and the market seemed only half in business. There were…
Read MoreSep 1 Parque Florestal de Monsanto
Pam walked a block to the Gulbenkian gardens to birdwatch before breakfast. Today we wanted to visit Monsanto Park, a huge park to the north of Lisboa, but still served…
Read MoreAug 31 Parque das Naçoes
We slept in until around 8am and ate our new groceries for breakfast before heading out to look for a place to buy a couple of Viva Viagem metro cards.…
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