Tag Archives: Lisbon

Lisbon… Part 4

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Mairead

(Waiting for the bus) We were pretty much finished in Lisbon after our scooter trip but before we left we had a Nata in Belém. No, not at the place with the queue. Then we waited for the bus. (25th … Continue reading →

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Lisbon by Train, Boat, Tram and Scooter – Part 2

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Mairead

(Long queues to get on Ascenoir da Glória) You might be already aware of a transport theme on our tour and as soon as we had descended the Ascenoir da Gloria we went in search of our next vehicle. I … Continue reading →

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Lisbon by Train, Boat, Tram and Scooter – Part 1

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Mairead

(Love the colours. Cafe near the train station at Cais Sodré) We went to Lisbon on Saturday. If you remember I was to be the tour guide and Denis the tourist. We set off at 8.30am to get the metro … Continue reading →

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Tour Guide for Hire

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Mairead

(Marigolds from Sintra) We’re going into Lisbon tomorrow and I’ve a great tour organized for Denis. Isabel can’t make it so I’ll be the guide but he doesn’t know that yet. (I used to be a guide on the Rock … Continue reading →

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The inevitable happened…

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Mairead

(I’ve run out of photos in Lisboa, so here’s even more narrow roads from Ericeira) Still having a great time at the workshop. Here’s more news about my travel experiences. I took the bus-metro combination again today so I was … Continue reading →

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Singing in the Metro

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Mairead

(Can we eat now?) Denis is very good when it comes to understanding metro maps and finding his way around so I usually leave him to it but as I would be on my own next week navigating Lisbon I … Continue reading →

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Return to Vila Franca de Xira

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Mairead

(Ponte Marechal Carmona bridge over the Rio Tejo at Vila Franca de Xira) Next week I will be attending the creativity workshop I mentioned in a previous post so we need to find a place to park Denis and Ruby … Continue reading →

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