We really wanted to see Lisbon, and as we’re leaving Portugal on Saturday, it had to be Halloween! We drove into the city and found an underground parking garage which had an insanely steep and tightly curving one-lane ramp (governed by red/green lights to allow for traffic up and down). It was just a *little* nerve-wracking. Plus it was unclear how to pay to get out. Quite an adventure, but we did it!
We took a bus tour with Caravel on Wheels, which was interesting, especially when our bus had a little incident involving another car on a tight and busy road and we had to sit and wait for 45 minutes while they shouted at each other and sorted out paperwork. But we did see some of the main sights, from Alfama to Belém and much in between. Eric had arranged to visit the office of a company he works with, so the boys and I wandered around a park for a while, before heading back into the old town for Gelato Therapy (really really good!) and then wandering up to the castle. As we were heading back to the car (hoping we could get out of that garage!) Lisbon was turning into a Halloween party.
