Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 3 All trips start with a trip to our major airport: Los Angeles International, an adventure in itself. This trip was easy: because our departure time was in the afternoon, we only had to leave 3 1/2 hours early as there was no traffic. Park, shuttle, clear security… Continue reading Airplane Travel 2016
Month: April 2016
Hairdryers and Toiletries
Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 2 I've decided to organize this trip by topic, as I'm bored with the chronology approach, and also because I realized that often, when I scan others' blogs for info about locations, I want the dish on the details. So, since I'm a woman, and I'm writing this… Continue reading Hairdryers and Toiletries
Itinerary for Portugal and Spain 2016
Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 1 Mar. 11, 2016 • Friday Leave Los Angeles at 3:10 p.m. on Lufthansa March 12, 2016 • Saturday Arrive Frankfurt, Germany at 11:05 a.m. the next morning Change Planes. Connect time in Frankfurt, DE (FRA) is 2 hours 15 minutes. Lv. Frankfurt at 1:20 p.m. on TAP… Continue reading Itinerary for Portugal and Spain 2016
Surface Travel: Train, Bus and Trolley
Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 5 En Route: The noses of the Renfe trains look differently, but they all go really really fast, like up to 300 km/h (below). Like children with shiny toys, we were fascinated by the changing speeds, and nudged each other when it hit the top speed. I could move… Continue reading Surface Travel: Train, Bus and Trolley