Meeting Across the River in Almada
On a sparkling late winter Saturday, we set out from home to head across the Tejo River to Almada. We’veContinue Reading
Tag: Things to do in Lisbon
The Roch of Bairro Alto: Lisbon’s Church of São Roque
The church of São Roque (Saint Roch) sits atop the Calçada do Duque, the stairs from nearby Rossio Square intoContinue Reading
Lisbon Street Art
In our top 10 things we loved about Lisbon, way back when we were mere first-time tourists to this lovelyContinue Reading
Lisbon’s Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
If art and beautiful antiques are your jam, then the Calouse Gulbenkian Museum near Parque Eduardo VII and Praça deContinue Reading
Lisbon’s Convento do Carmo: A Place of Peace in the Shell Left by the Earthquake
One of our favorite Lisbon sights to visit and take visitors is the Convento do Carmo in the Chiado areaContinue Reading
Sardines, Brides and Basil: Saint Anthony’s Day in Lisbon
“With Saint Anthony’s Day, come the winds” our neighbor said. I just nodded in agreement like I knew what theContinue Reading
Christmas in Lisbon
We’d planned to post images of decorations across our travels of Portugal over the past month, however, we went intoContinue Reading
Cervejaria Ramiro for lunch, Lisbon Portugal
The last time we were in Lisbon, we wanted to eat lunch at Cervejaria Ramiro and were talked into anContinue Reading
Top 10 Lisbon, Portugal
1. Fado Music. As previously discussed in our first post on Lisbon, we loved Fado. It’s soulful and stirring, sadContinue Reading
Exploring Lisbon, Portugal (aka I wish this place had some hills)
We touch down in Lisbon really ready for some time off from the day to day. Immediately, we noticed howContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 