Lisbon, Portugal

I just want to start by saying that the people in Lisbon, Portugal just may be the nicest people on the planet. 

St. George's Castle overlooking Lisbon, Portugal. It can be seen from any viewpoint in the city and its oldest parts date back to the 6th century.

Our tram tour through the hills of Lisbon. It took about an hour & a half and cost 18 euros per person.  This city is sooooo San Francisco-isque.  It was a cool way to see the city.

Ah yes, the Pasteis de Belem, a 160 year old bakery that you can smell from miles away, that smell is none other than their delicious custard tarts which are sprinkled in powdered sugar and cinnamon (I ate "7" of them) and loved each and everyone. I even bought a coffee mug and saucer set to remember them by.

Pasteis de Belem

Sunset from the Bairro Alto Hotel rooftop bar... in the distance you will see the 25th of April bridge (Golden Gates sister)

View from our Sofitel Hotel room (Room 906)

http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-1319-sofitel-lisbon-liberdade/index.shtml

View of Lisbon

They are known for their seafood...

Shopping area in Lisbon

Well...this one just made me laugh. I also liked the colors of the clothes against the plain and dirty house...

There was a LOT of graffiti in Lisbon. Not pretty graffiti either. Just crap graffiti. They need to work on that. It's a distraction to their pretty city.

P.S. Try their Portuguese beer "Sagres" it is very tasty.  Don't try their Bohemia beer though...it tastes really bad.

Lisbon is a 2 hour flight from London if you were wondering...

Until our next adventure I bid you a good day.

Cheers,

WMMc

GOcar Tours~Libson,Portugal

We went to Lisbon, Portugal over the weekend of March 12 and Mike was smart (silly) enough to put the "Things to Do" planning in my hands. Since Lisbon is sort of small city I decided to do things a little different. So one of the things was a GOcar Tour!

It was AWESOME! I laughed so hard I cried.

I must admit Mike was hesitant about taking a tiny 3 wheeled car around the city for 5 hours, but as for me...I was determined and excited!

We get to the shop and they are super nice to us. They had a blogger discount and so by the end of it we only paid 10 euro an hour which I felt was a very fair price.

It's a gas fueled car with a satellite gps tour guide system, you can stop/drive all you want. You are in control of your tour. We went everywhere...more of that in my actual "Lisbon" blog post a bit later...

We made it in A LOT of peoples pictures while driving, that was a bit weird, but kind of cool. We had a group of guys hang out the car window and say something to us loudly in another language, we had people trying to hitch rides, but most of all when people saw us they instantly smiled and that by far was the best part.

It is a great way to tour a city and a great way to avoid all the other tourist on a tour. It's guaranteed to make you laugh and well...cry for a couple reasons...

The passenger by far has the best experience so I recommend taking turns driving.

http://www.gocartours.com

http://www.gocartours.pt/

Agency name: Gocar Tours Lisbon Agency
Address: Rua dos douradores 16, Lisboa Post code: 1100.
Phone number: +351 21 096 50 30

Book a GOcar Tour today!

Cheers,

WMMc