Venezia Transatlantic: Day 6

Good morning! After Barcelona, Malaga, Gibraltar, and Lisbon, today is a much needed sea day. We set our clocks back an hour so we had an additional hour of…

Venezia Transatlantic: Lisbon

Good morning! Our clocks went back an hour this morning. It’s 4:30 but it feels like 5:30. I need to try to get another hour or two of sleep…

Lisbon: Hop-on, Hop-off bus

There are three Hop-on, Hop-off bus companies in Lisbon: Gray Line, Yellow Line, and City Sightseeing. The Gray Line said they weren’t expecting another bus for 30 minutes and…

Lisbon: Monument to the Discoveries

The Monument to the Discoveries was originally built as a temporary structure for the 1940 Portuguese World Exhibition. It was destroyed in 1943.

The permanent structure we see today was…

Lisbon: Belem Tower

Belem Tower was built over 500 years ago by King Manuel I. It’s purpose was to serve as a gateway to the city of Lisbon, but also to defend…