Day 1 -- bus to Salema via Lagos lunch dinner relax on beach Day 2 -- to Lagos, laundry Ponta da Piedade Praia do Camilo Praia Dona Ana Praia do Pinhao long walk back to hotel Lagos ice cream swim in sea Dinner at fish restaurant Day 3 -- relax; laundry on beach, 2 breakfasts, bus to Sevilla

We had reserved a 9am bus to Evora. We arrived at the Sete Rios bus station by taking the metro -- the Lisbon Card came in handy again! Unlike yesterday, the day started sunny and warm, so we quickly applied sunscreen! The bus ride was pleasant and the bus was very nice and comfortable. About 90 minutes later after driving through cork and olive groves we were dropped off at the smallish Evora bus station and we took a taxi to the center of Evora -- Praca do Gir...

Today is our day trip to Sintra, Sintra is a short train ride away and has always been where the elite of Lisbon escape for some fresh air. It is a place of fanciful castle and palaces set amid lush gardens and mountain landscapes. Lucky for us, the train to Sintra leaves from the Rossio train station, so we literally walked 20 feet to the train. The Lisbon Card included train transport to/from Sintra, so we didn't need to buy a ticket. Unfortunately the mornin...

Day 1 -- Travel We arrived at SFO for our flight to Lisbon via Newark. An uneventful flight, but it was nice for Craig as he got upgraded! Day 2 -- Lisbon We arrived in Lisbon about 1 hour early! That doesn't happen often. Unfortunately, the passport control line was hideous -- it took us over 1 hour to get our passports stamped. So much for that "extra" time because of the early flight arrival. We picked up our bags and purchased 2 Lisbon Cards at the TI at ...