I took an Uber to the hotel that Nancy Carroll had set up for the three of us. Deb and Nancy have been hiking on the Fishermen's Trail in southern Portugal for the last couple of weeks and we're meeting here for one night, and then Nancy flies back to Vermont and Deb and I get on the Azamara Journey ship for a 9 night cruise around the coast of Spain.
I slept little on the planes, so I took a shower and crashed for an hour. Deb and Nancy showed up. I'll let Deb tell her adventure today.
It rained a bit overnight in Sagres but the sun was shining weakly when we got up. We hit the breakfast at 8, wanting to eat before our 8:45 am bus ride.
The hotel was located only a few minutes from the bus stop, so we made it there by 8:30. By 8:45 we were loaded on and on our way.
The bus made several stops along the way, and then finally we were on the A-2 toll road to Lisbon. Pretty uneventful ride, and by 1:15 we pulled into the Lisbon bus station. From there it was an Uber to Alfama- Lisbon Lounge Suites and our River View Apt where John was waiting. The apartment was ready when he arrived, so he’d had a chance to shower and nap before we got there.
We hadn’t had lunch, so we all went 2 doors up the street to the Copenhagen Coffee Lab for sandwiches and coffee/tea drinks. From there we walked around the Alfama district for a while, finally stopping for people watching and drinks at an outdoor cafe.
By this time we were ready for a break, so headed back to the apartment for some down time.
At 6:30 we walked to dinner at Costa de Castelo Restaurant and it was so good! Pasta with tomato sauce, shrimp and spinach for Nancy and I and a cod dish for John. We split a bottle of vinho verde and a piece of pistachio tiramisu for dessert.
Back to our apartment to crash by 8:45.
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