Happy Thursday! I’m so excited for today’s post because I’m sharing our Portugal travel diary. I’ve always wanted to go to Portugal, but did not think the opportunity would come so soon! But I’m so glad we did, and though we didn’t get to stay as long as we wanted, we had so much fun. Keep reading to check out our travel diary, and don’t forget to reach out if you’re planning a trip to Portugal. There is no way I could fit all my tips and tricks in one post, but I’d love to share! All my contact info is in the sidebar!
PORTUGAL TRAVEL DIARY
Getting there was quite an adventure. We had to wake up at 5:30 on Saturday to get ready and get out the door to drive to LAX and get checked in for our 1 o’clock flight. So we were starting exhausted and we stayed that way because we had no time between our flights in rest. As soon as we got off the plane in Toronto, we had to rush only to be held up going through Canadian customs (-ish), get our passports stamped, then rush to our next gate and got there about ten minutes before boarding. We finally landed in Lisboa at 11:35 on Sunday.
We took the subway to our hotel, and fortunately we only packed carryons so it wasn’t too hard traveling. Then we got lost looking for our hotel because my phone sent us in totally the opposite direction and we missed our turn trying to avoid one of the many people who would literally rush us trying to sell us drugs. So that was fun. Actually, it wasn’t too bad – we made it to our hotel before check in. We decided to drop our bags off and get a yummy lunch nearby.
After resting in our hotel for a bit (we had been up for over 20 hours at that point!), we walked down to the arch on Rua Augusta and took in the gorgeous view – see the photo above! Then stopped at a bakery and picked up a variety of delicious pastries for dinner.
DAY ONE: MONDAY
It took us a while to walk up to the top, but it was so worth it. Walking around and exploring the heights of the castle and the archeological sites was truly amazing. We also had a lot of fun finding little shops along the way, we even found a place called Casa Lopes! We had to take a picture! On the way back to the hotel we stopped at the Cathedral which was absolutely amazing and too beautiful for words.
Late in the afternoon we made it back to the hotel and rested more, before venturing to another part of town for dinner. It was about a twenty minute walk, minus the time it took for us to get lost again!, but we found a fun little restaurant and had maybe the best dinner of our whole trip. I’ve been a pescatarian for years, but my dad told us the presunto and choriço in Portugal was better than anything in the United Sates, so I decided to try it. He was right!
DAY TWO: TUESDAY
DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY
DAY FOUR: THURSDAY
DAY FIVE: FRIDAY
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Gorgeous photos and gorgeous outfits! Portugal looks sooo beautiful! Definitely on my bucket list! xo
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i love this ;D you really do have a nice blog!
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Wow, great pics! I've always wanted to go to Portugal, looks like you had a lovely time!
Lindsey
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Wow! Portugal looks truly amazing! thanks for sharing all of your beautiful photos!
xx
Lauren
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What a wonderful adventure you're having! xo ~Zia
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Wow. Reading this feels like I was along with the journey! Very nice choices of clothing. Packing light is so not my skill! LOL. Nice to stumble upon your blog. xoxo
Much love,
Sugar
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Aww, I'm so happy you enjoyed it! That's the feeling I was hoping to give! Packing light is not my forte either – at ALL!! I spent like a month working on packing for this trip so I had time to purge from what I thought I needed. I'm hoping to get better at it and share my tips!
It was so fun! Thanks, Zia!
It really was! Thank you Lauren!
We did! I SO recommend it!
Awww thank you so much Mihaela!
It was really amazing! You'll absolutely love it!
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