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Without boring you to death we had a difficult day with the hop-on/hop-off bus company and would not recommend this one to anyone. In fact we might do something by way of complaining about it on Trip Advisor or directly with the bus company. We weren’t the only ones who were not happy and we feel for the bus driver who received some verbal abuse by some for different problems than ours.
For anyone reading this blog: do not use the Lisbon Red Bus company. We suggest you use the Yellow One especially as they have more buses and they will probably have signs at all their stops.
Anyway we got out to an area called Orient which had been redeveloped for Lisbon’s Expo ’98. Getting there was just as interesting as we went through typical residential apartment areas of Lisbon. These buildings were not too high but there were lots of them.
Our next plan was to get to the Castle of St. George (Castelo de São Jorge). After some difficulty we got there. This is a moorish castle on top of one of the seven hills of Lisbon. There was a museum in the castle which housed items which had been discovered on the site through archeological digs. These date back to about 48 BC. The castle itself is in reasonable shape and we could have walked most of the wall. It is basically empty rooms, courtyards and other open areas. It had a great view of the city from all sides as one might expect.
We then walked down the hill past the Cathedral which we had already visited a couple of days ago and found a restaurant were we had our first good Portugal meal. Anne had a very tasty fish rice stew with prawns while Bruce had a mixture containing calamari, prawns, peppers and pork. The tastes and aromas were lovely. Bruce ended up having a discussion with the waiter about political problems in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece followed by one on Egypt. The waiter then wanted to discuss gay marriage which had been legalised in Portugal in 2010. This discussion was never going to end so we extricated ourselves.
We then tried to get the hop-on/hop-off bus back to our hotel area but it did not show up after some time so we got a taxi. Easy to hop off these buses but difficult to hop on.
Without boring you to death we had a difficult day with the hop-on/hop-off bus company and would not recommend this one to anyone. In fact we might do something by way of complaining about it on Trip Advisor or directly with the bus company. We weren’t the only ones who were not happy and we feel for the bus driver who received some verbal abuse by some for different problems than ours.
For anyone reading this blog: do not use the Lisbon Red Bus company. We suggest you use the Yellow One especially as they have more buses and they will probably have signs at all their stops.
Anyway we got out to an area called Orient which had been redeveloped for Lisbon’s Expo ’98. Getting there was just as interesting as we went through typical residential apartment areas of Lisbon. These buildings were not too high but there were lots of them.
Our next plan was to get to the Castle of St. George (Castelo de São Jorge). After some difficulty we got there. This is a moorish castle on top of one of the seven hills of Lisbon. There was a museum in the castle which housed items which had been discovered on the site through archeological digs. These date back to about 48 BC. The castle itself is in reasonable shape and we could have walked most of the wall. It is basically empty rooms, courtyards and other open areas. It had a great view of the city from all sides as one might expect.
We then walked down the hill past the Cathedral which we had already visited a couple of days ago and found a restaurant were we had our first good Portugal meal. Anne had a very tasty fish rice stew with prawns while Bruce had a mixture containing calamari, prawns, peppers and pork. The tastes and aromas were lovely. Bruce ended up having a discussion with the waiter about political problems in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece followed by one on Egypt. The waiter then wanted to discuss gay marriage which had been legalised in Portugal in 2010. This discussion was never going to end so we extricated ourselves.
We then tried to get the hop-on/hop-off bus back to our hotel area but it did not show up after some time so we got a taxi. Easy to hop off these buses but difficult to hop on.
- comments
Ros What a shame. The hop on busses in most capitals are easy and reliable, and give a good overview of the city/town. Still it is yet another travellers' tale
Gael Hmmm - I'm wondering what the new sculptures represent?
Gael Yes I can see you hiding crouched in the corner. The toilet is the other way!
Gael Sorry to hear it was somewhat taxing today; however, the photos look worth the inconvenience.