Antonio of Porto5Stars Tours picked us up from our boat promptly at 9:30 am and deposited us a few minutes later at the Porto Train Station.
Our high-speed train to Lisbon didn’t leave until 1;00 pm, so we had some serious time to kill. After two rounds of Cappuccinos in a little train station snack bar, we walked across the street where Antonio recommended their Bifana, Portugal’s traditional marinated pork sandwich. Tasty!
It was around then that Kathy realized she’d somehow caught stomach flu, putting her in survival mode for the rest of the day’s journey.
We eventually boarded our train for Lisbon, and a pleasant ride it was.
For some reason, despite hitting speeds as high as 130 mph, it was 25 minutes late arriving in Lisbon. Fortunately the inter-city train left from the same platform and it was late too.
We eventually arrived in Évora and commandeered two taxis to transport us to the new (2023) Hilton Garden Inn for €5 each. What a great hotel!
The following day we wandered over to the old town and took in the remains of an old Roman temple, a cathedral, and an abundance of souvenir shops dotting the winding streets.
Later we enjoyed our lunch at a little Italian restaurant…
Arancini…
Cannelloni…
Tagliatelle…
Pizza…
A little more tourist gawking on our way back to the hotel…
Greg waits for us to catch up.
Yes, we’re in Portugal.
Kathy is feeling fine and four of us dine on steak in the hotel’s restaurant.
Ellyn chooses lamb.
Tomorrow we return to Lisbon and stay one night before boarding our transatlantic cruise to Miami.
Portugal is a very pleasing country for tourists. We’re happy we returned.
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