Sunday
Sunday we woke up and headed to the Seville airport to catch our flight to Lisbon. Things went well and we landed in Portugal around 2pm Sunday afternoon. We arrived at our hotel and decided to wander around. We strolled down the main area of town towards the water and grabbed some lunch at a restaurant that overlooked the port. Lunch lasted a couple hours as we enjoyed our food, drink (some delicious white wine sangria) and the weather. After lunch we wandered up into the old district of town and saw a couple museums and the cathedral. We were all pretty pooped from the travel day so we headed back to the hotel for a little rest time before we went to dinner. The three of us got all dolled up and headed to a late dinner at a restaurant called Sacramento. Dinner lasted til midnight or so and we headed back to the hotel to catch some shut-eye.
Monday
Our two goals for Monday were the beach and the Aquarium. So first we jumped on the train for a 45 minute ride to a town called Cascis. Here there was an absolutely gorgeous beach with lots of cliffs and rocks overlooking the crystal blue water. We laid out for a good couple hours just enjoying doing absolutely nothing. After baking in the sun we decided it was time to grab some lunch. We went to a cute little pizza/pasta joint and then headed back into Lisbon. Straight from the train station we took the metro up the coast to the Oceanarium. It is such a cool location right off of a walkway into the Atlantic. There we saw lots and lots of different fish and sharks (obviously) but also tons of different types of coral and sea plantation. My favorites were the jellyfish and seahorses. After the Aquarium we went back to the hotel to clean up before dinner. For dinner, Tess and I got all dolled up in our fancy dresses and the three of us went to dinner and then out on the town. The big party neighborhood is called Barrio Alto and is the highest neighborhood in the city. We found this quaint little Salsa-ish bar and spent the night dancing before taking a cab back to the hotel.
Tuesday
Tuesday we woke up and while Tess and I did a little shopping, Wade rented a car and we decided to drive down the coast to a beach town on the Mediterranean called Lagos. As we made our way down the coast we stopped in a couple coastal towns. We finally made it to Lagos as the sun was setting. We watched the sunset on the beach sharing a bottle of wine. The beaches were absolutely gorgeous and after the sunset, we grabbed a bite to eat and headed home.
Wednesday
Since our flight was later in the day on Wednesday we had plenty of time to wander around the city (and shop!) for a couple hours before heading to the airport. After some great final purchases, we grabbed all our luggage and made our way to the airport. We arrived back in Barcelona for the night and had one last dinner with our host family.
Sunday we woke up and headed to the Seville airport to catch our flight to Lisbon. Things went well and we landed in Portugal around 2pm Sunday afternoon. We arrived at our hotel and decided to wander around. We strolled down the main area of town towards the water and grabbed some lunch at a restaurant that overlooked the port. Lunch lasted a couple hours as we enjoyed our food, drink (some delicious white wine sangria) and the weather. After lunch we wandered up into the old district of town and saw a couple museums and the cathedral. We were all pretty pooped from the travel day so we headed back to the hotel for a little rest time before we went to dinner. The three of us got all dolled up and headed to a late dinner at a restaurant called Sacramento. Dinner lasted til midnight or so and we headed back to the hotel to catch some shut-eye.
Monday
Our two goals for Monday were the beach and the Aquarium. So first we jumped on the train for a 45 minute ride to a town called Cascis. Here there was an absolutely gorgeous beach with lots of cliffs and rocks overlooking the crystal blue water. We laid out for a good couple hours just enjoying doing absolutely nothing. After baking in the sun we decided it was time to grab some lunch. We went to a cute little pizza/pasta joint and then headed back into Lisbon. Straight from the train station we took the metro up the coast to the Oceanarium. It is such a cool location right off of a walkway into the Atlantic. There we saw lots and lots of different fish and sharks (obviously) but also tons of different types of coral and sea plantation. My favorites were the jellyfish and seahorses. After the Aquarium we went back to the hotel to clean up before dinner. For dinner, Tess and I got all dolled up in our fancy dresses and the three of us went to dinner and then out on the town. The big party neighborhood is called Barrio Alto and is the highest neighborhood in the city. We found this quaint little Salsa-ish bar and spent the night dancing before taking a cab back to the hotel.
Tuesday
Tuesday we woke up and while Tess and I did a little shopping, Wade rented a car and we decided to drive down the coast to a beach town on the Mediterranean called Lagos. As we made our way down the coast we stopped in a couple coastal towns. We finally made it to Lagos as the sun was setting. We watched the sunset on the beach sharing a bottle of wine. The beaches were absolutely gorgeous and after the sunset, we grabbed a bite to eat and headed home.
Wednesday
Since our flight was later in the day on Wednesday we had plenty of time to wander around the city (and shop!) for a couple hours before heading to the airport. After some great final purchases, we grabbed all our luggage and made our way to the airport. We arrived back in Barcelona for the night and had one last dinner with our host family.
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