Travel Post | Lisbon, Portugal

Travel Post Lisbon Portugal

First things first, find a shuttle  to the center of town. There are a few options when it comes to getting to town, there are specific busses that run during the day back and forth from the cruise terminals to the city center. You would have to check with the information desk to find out specifics for the season you’re there.  There is also the option of buying train/metro passes, but that tends to be a more complicated way to get around, much easier to get lost in my opinion. Then of course are the taxis; word of caution though, always take the yellow taxi – the ones that have regulated logos and prices. Private taxis are less regulated in some places, and they can charge as the please once you’ve already received the ride. (This wasn’t an issue stateside, though I would stick to the regulated taxis here too, just cause.) If you want to see what the transportation options, please check out the TripAdvisor page on the options you might have for that. So,  we took the 20 minute ride to a courtyard surrounded by shops and old buildings. The courtyard was long and thin down the middle, with fountains and trees along the length of it. There were a few bar huts along the way, or small coffee carts.

This particular stop in our trip was kind of special, because we did this alone; no agent, my family didn’t come with us this time, just my fiancée and me. So we really go to explore and take different paths, even if the lead nowhere, we’d  turn around and try another one.  Not that port adventures are bad, or not worth the money, but sometimes the best adventure is the one that happens on accident. My parents did a port adventure through Disney,  (we saw them get off their bus :) ) and they were just as satisfied with their day as we were.

As we meandered down the middle courtyard, things like Hard Rock café and Coach could be spotted alongside small mom and pop craft shops, creating a vibrant mix of consumers and sellers mingling together.  The next thing you start to notice is the amazing old buildings with original shutters and iron railings. Somehow, some of them seeming old have bright paint and décor that is old and new aesthetic that is pretty pleasing.

This tiny tiny door- my fiancé said, “look this door is just your size! Let me take a picture.”

The next really awesome thing was all of the street art all over the city. There was so much to look at, people did murals, and landscapes, and lifelike portraits, as well as abstract work.  Even the tram was covered in art. P.s. if we go back, well take the tram, that hill was steeeeeeeep, I tell you what.

We found some bakeries and small sandwich shops around lunch time, and then started to trace our way back to the shuttle stop. Our offboard/onboard time for this port was pretty close together, and though I probably should have wondered why that was, I was just too excited to be there. So we ended our day eating dinner on the Magic, and watched as Lisbon disappeared into the sunset.

I would absolutely suggest you put this on your bucket list, you won’t regret it. Check out all the places to stay here.

Until next time, 

THP <3