wandering blog

Summing up our eating (and drinking) in Portugal.

Our favorite restaurants among a long list of places where we dined that were all special in their own way.

We've fully fallen into the coffee culture in Lisbon. It goes hand in hand with cafes and despite the caffeine, it is part of slowing down and enjoying the day.

Spending a day back in Roman times, it seems, as we toured two sites of ruins in the heart of Lisbon.

The Calouste Gulbenkian museum is a must see if you ever come to Lisbon, especially due to perhaps the largest single collection of Lalique pieces in the world.

Celebrated on March 13, the Festas de Lisboa commemorates the city's patron Saint. The night before is a big party city-wide highlighted by the Neighborhood Marches.

View of Palm tree trunks looking toward the Natural History museum from inside the botanical garden.

We have a list of items that for us are non-negotiable, and then things that are nice to have but not deal breakers.

We took a day and walked into the Alfama neighborhood.

Walking around on Tuesday June 6th.

Bairro Alto is among the older neighborhoods in Lisbon and has lots of cafes, shops, and bars tucked into a maze of narrow streets.