Day 18 Palmela to Lisbon (again)

Yes, today we’re back is Lisbon or Lisboa as the Portuguese spell it or Lish-boa as the Portuguese say it. We decided to spend the last three nights here and just enjoy ourselves without trying to see everything. The drive from Palmela to Lisbon only took one hour. We went directly to Hertz and returned the car. We then checked back into the Residencial Florescente. It really wasn’t very difficult driving in Portugal, they have excellent roads. As planned we didn’t do very much the rest of the day, mostly just ambling around town, eating junk food (pastries, chestnuts, etc.), and hanging at an outdoor cafe. Sylvia wasn’t feeling real peppy, so she went back to the room for a rest while I found a spot. For dinner we went to a Tapas place in the Barrios area and had some interesting tapas. On the way back to the hotel we stopped at a little Ginjinha. Ginjinha is a favorite Lisbon drink made from ginja berries and grappa and sold in funky old shops throughout town. One of those was enough to call it a night. The picture on the left is of everybody standing just outside the Ginjinha bar drinking a Ginjinha.

The picture of the day is for those people who say “Don’t worry, all the restaurants have menus written in English.” Here’s an English menu from a nearby restaurant. If you were hungry for meat, what would you order? (If you’re having trouble reading the menu, just click on the picture.)