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Panorama over Lisbon's rooftops from the Senhora do Monte viewpoint

November 28, 20247 min read2024

Dateline November 28, 2024, Tour Lisbon By Tuk Tuk

Our last day in Lisbon, spent in a three-wheeled Tuk-Tuk with Salvador, a guide pulled straight from central casting. The Alfama's long history, the Cherry Liquor Queen and her homemade ginjinha, the old Jewish Quarter and its hard story, the highest viewpoint in the city with its love-locks, and a farewell at a tiny local restaurant before the ship home.

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Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, the grand riverside square

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November 25, 20244 min read2024

Dateline November 25, 2024, Portugal and Transatlantic Cruising

Off on another adventure, this time with Kieran, John's daughter, who booked the whole thing on a week's notice. Three days in Lisbon before a sixteen-day crossing to Puerto Rico. The Alfama, the walk down to Praça do Comércio, the Time Out Market, and Pink Street.

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