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7 Things To Do When You Start A Portugal Stay in Lisbon

September 4, 2017 TravelAtWill 24

Landing In Lisbon We were so excited to be visiting Portugal for 4 weeks. Our cruise across the Atlantic stopped in the Canary Islands and also on the Portuguese Island of Madeira. These stops gave us a small flavour of what was to come when we visited Porto, the Algarve […]

See Lisbon From On High

August 27, 2017 TravelAtWill Comments Off

So Many Places To See Lisbon From On High When you visit Lisbon you will find a city of hills. In several places around the city we found elevators or funiculars that took us to a higher level. As we wandered up the hills we found the “miradouro” (viewpoints) that […]

Explore The Belem Area of Lisbon

August 23, 2017 TravelAtWill 2

Taking the Bus To Explore the Belem Area When we visit a new city for the first time, we often take the Hop-On-Hop-Off bus (“HOHO”). We bought a two day HOHO pass in Lisbon. Our first major destination was to explore the Belem area of Lisbon. This let us see […]

Walking in Lisbon Down The Avenida da Liberdade

August 20, 2017 TravelAtWill Comments Off

Heading Out For A Walk in Lisbon We were excited to explore Lisbon. There are 7 hills in Lisbon. So when we headed out to walk, we were prepared for lots of ups and downs. The Intercontinental Lisbon is located high up by the Edmond VII Park. When we left […]