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Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / #6 Start here, with the Lisbon Metro map. Our hotel was on on the Saldanha stop, where the red and yellow lines intersect, and it was a giant station. In our few days in Lisbon, I think we came out every one of their several different entrances, always… Continue reading Subways in Lisbon
Lisbon and Spain • March 2016 / 4 How do you write one post and include all the hotels? I'll give it a try. I already did toiletries in their bathrooms, so now it's just how we slept while on the trip. There's more variation in this than one might imagine. Hotel Olissippo Saldanha Av. Praia… Continue reading Hotels in Spain and Lisbon
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
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
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
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
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