415.377.0544 | San Francisco, CA Contact Cal

Day 21 of 35: Lisbon day 1

We woke today & explored our amazing B&B. It’s called “The Late Birds” in Lisbon (https://www.thelatebirdslisbon.com/homepage). The breakfast is bounteous & plentiful, & our hosts Carlos & Charles are gracious, accommodating, & super helpful. They’ve created a space which feels safe, luxurious, & homey all at once. We walked around the Bairro Alto neighborhood where we’re staying, & ended up at the Miradouro de São Pedro, a lookout over much of the city. It had a labeled map to show what you’re seeing, lots of food & drink vendors, & music. A hopping place & we had lots of fun people-watching & soaking up the views & atmosphere.

Portugal is fascinated by tile work:; you see it everywhere
The fountain at the Miradouro de São Pedro
We were clearly not the only gay tourists
Part of the panorama from the São Pedro lookout
The map describing the view
Another part of the map
More home tiles
A neighborhood therapy clinic
Am infamous neighborhood café selling sex-themed treats

Lisbon is known as “the city of seven hills”, like Rome, but to its it feels more like it’s made of unending hills. Many of the streets are cobblestone & the sidewalks are ruled. This makes them beautiful but also quite slippery. Because of our age & assorted challenges, we found it took us about twice as long to walk anywhere in the city as Google maps said it would. We ended up having a late lunch & left- overs for dinner. The bed is great & we slept well.