Lisbon, Portugal

Yesterday, May 28, we arrived in Lisbon after a long red-eye flight to Madrid. After rushing through the Madrid airport and going through customs a second time, we made our second plane right as it was boarding. At about 2 pm Lisbon time, we arrived at our hostel, the Lisbon Lounge.


After settling into our room, we headed out to the city center called Rossio, where we spent the rest of the day wandering around through neighborhoods, past monuments, and through the city´s cathedral, an old Romanesque temple--we even tried out the metro, and we are happy to say that we have not found ourselves lost...yet.

The Cathedral

The Pombaline Baixa, or lower town
is where a lot of
shopping and outdoor cafés
are located. Our hostel was located
nearby on a side street.

The Arco da Rua Augusta, which is the
main artery of the Lower Town.

All of the streets in the city center are tiled like this.

Today, March 29, we decided to go to the Elevador de Santa Justa, which connects to the Convento do Carmo, or the Carmelite Convent. We decided not to spend the money and go up in it, but rather decided to look for the Castelo de Sao Jorge, which is located on one of the largest hills in the city, and has the best view of Lisbon and the coast. After hiking up side streets in the general direction of the castle, we finally found it and it was well worth the journey.

The Elevador de Santa Justa

The St. George Castle

The view from the castle

View of the coast

Lastly on the agenda for today is to catch the train to Madrid later in the evening, a ten hour trip from here. We have enjoyed Lisbon and cannot wait to see everything else that our trip has to offer. Adeus for now!