We arrived safely and are absolutely loving Portugal. You know when things just feel right? That has been our experience of Lisbon, Sintra and the Alentejo Coast so far. Today is our first day in an eco-hotel in the middle of agricultural land near the Atlantic – a well-deserved day of forced relaxation time before feeling like old folk at tomorrow’s music festival featuring Jamiroquai.
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In the meantime, here are the first three days, in pictures. Miss you all!
View of Lisbon from the Miradouro San Pedro de AlcantaraOur first meal in Lisbon at Artis Wine Bar: sheep cheese, octopus and flambeed sausageMel’s love affair with octopus beginsPraça do Comercio at duskLooking up at the Arch of the Rua Augusta at night
Praia Grande, the beach in Sintra, at sunsetOur dining spot in Sintra – not too shabby!At Bar do Fundo (the bar at the end of the beach) in SintraThe octopus love affair continuesWatching the sun set from the beach restaurantTuna, beans and cilantro riceOur digs in Sintra: Chalet do RelogioCastelo dos Mouros (Moorish Castle) in SintraPalacio da Pena, where we lined up for an hour to see a palace under renovation. We could have stayed home for that.Anniversary beach shotThis morning’s delicious breakfast, delivered right to our room
Wow! What a great way to celebrate your anniversary and embrace that year, which will be filled with even more beautiful moments! But now I really want to go to Portugal! Contente pour toi!🤗!
Fantastic photos… looks like you’ve arrived in paradise! Enjoy your stay in this beautiful country! Not sure if you’re going to Spain, but when we walked the Camino we passed through Melide, and stopped at one of the best restaurants for octopus, Pulperia Exequiel! I can still taste it, and thoroughly understand your passion for it!
What a wonderful anniversary photo! Thanks for sharing your travels. I am vicariously living through you! I don’t know about the octopus though… Haha!!!
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Wow! What a great way to celebrate your anniversary and embrace that year, which will be filled with even more beautiful moments! But now I really want to go to Portugal! Contente pour toi!🤗!
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Fantastic photos… looks like you’ve arrived in paradise! Enjoy your stay in this beautiful country! Not sure if you’re going to Spain, but when we walked the Camino we passed through Melide, and stopped at one of the best restaurants for octopus, Pulperia Exequiel! I can still taste it, and thoroughly understand your passion for it!
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We just have one stop planned for Spain: Barcelona. I may also be sick of octopus by then, if that’s even possible!
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Hello dear Mel and David,Great pictures and descriptions Wow, the trip of a lifetime.Enjoy it all while you can.Sending much love M.M.
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What a wonderful anniversary photo! Thanks for sharing your travels. I am vicariously living through you! I don’t know about the octopus though… Haha!!!
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So glad you made it safe and sound! Keep the posts up, I’m loving it! Be safe and have fun!!!
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