The port of Civitavecchia is about one hour and twenty minutes from Rome. So because this leg of our cruise is very port intensive and we’ve been to Rome several times for extended visits, we stayed on board, slept in and pretty much loafed. I walked deck 7 for an hour and took these photos....
Continue readingSeveral local folks, including Goncalo, one of the super hosts in the Intercontinental club lounge, suggested El Mercato as their favorite restaurant in Lisbon. We hesitated because, well, hello? We’re in Portugal and we are eating Italian? We read the rave reviews on social media, Timmy made a reservation online and off we went....
Continue readingAt 9:00 am we set out with Luis, our guide, for the Alentejo region. This area, encompasses the south central part of Portugal. We drove through soft rolling hills and plains. The stunning landscape is dotted with cork and olive trees and grapevines. We began our excursion at an enormous cork factory,...
Continue readingWe love restaurant recommendations from locals, so when our new friend Daniel recommended Sacramento Restaurant and Paulo our concierge, seconded the recommendation, we arrived at Sacramento with high expectations. We were not disappointed. We were greeted warmly and ushered upstairs to a lovely intimate dining room overlooking the busy main dining...
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