Lisbon Part 1

We went to Lisbon for President's weekend for some much needed time in the sun and had a wonderful time. John David was great. He slept great and even allowed us to enjoy some relatively stress-free meals. Lisbon was a nice city with very friendly people and it was so cheap! It reminded us of a mix between Greece and Italy.

When we got in on Friday we headed right for Lisbon's amazing aquarium. We knew from our time in Barcelona last year that this would be money well spent. Not only did John David love it but David and I could not have been more impressed. They had a wonderful temporary exhibit on sea turtles, which was extremely well done.





You could "walk" on the water as the turtles and other fish swam under your feet. Hard to get a picture of this but you get the idea. John David loved "chasing" the fish.



Once inside the main exhibit there was a massive aquarium with tons of fish, sting rays and sharks in the center with additional exhibits around the outside including sea otters and penguins.







Here are a few pictures of our exploration of Lisbon









This tram is a tourist destination according to our guide book. We wasted two hours stuck on this thing. To be fair we were trying to reach a castle, but never made it. It was just a tram so if you ever go to Lisbon do not waste your time unless you have never been on a tram or are just looking for two hours of your life to throw away.





View from our hotel room of the elusive castle that we couldn't seem to find.









Santa Justa Elevator; we didn't go up because there was a really long line but it was supposed to have an amazing view



In the next post I was talk about our wonderful day trip to the town of Sintra. But first, here is a couple pictures of the Greek solidarity concert/rally going on in Lisbon when we were there. The Greeks seem to follow us everywhere!