Madeira & Lisbon &
Madeira & Lisbon &
Day One: Madeira
-PR8 Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço(great hike)
-Miradouro Ponta do Furado(viewpoint)
-Prainha beach Caniçal
-Sweet town of Caniço(Air bnb)
Day Two: Madeira
-Pico do Areeiro to Pico Ruivo (6 hour hike..started at sunrise…best hike of my life)
-Funchal Flower Festival(Funchal is the major city in Madeira, huge parade for the festival)
Day Three: Madeira
-Cape Girão(coffee & lookout)
-PR6 25 Fontes hike & Levada do Risco (hike to waterfall)
-Risco Waterfall
-Parking Fanal Forest(the cows)
-Cable Car das Achadas da Cruz(for lunch)
-Porto Moniz Natural Swimming Pools(highly recommend)
-Seixal(small village for wine)
Day Four: Madeira
-Madeira Botanical Garden(blew me away)
-Cable Car - Lower Station
-Monte Palace Tropical Garden
-Calheta Beach & lunch at a resort there
-Ponta do Sol
Wine on the balcony…Cheers toMadeira!
Day Five: Lisbon
-Bairro Alto(great neighborhood, Air bnb)
-Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcântara(viewpoint)
-Time Out Market Lisboa(so much food and drink)
-Pink Street
-Jardim do Torel
Day Six: Sintra
-Sintra National Palace
-National Palace of Pena
-Castelo dos Mouros
-Quinta da Regaleira(incredible)
*Take a Tuk Tuk to get around!!
Day Seven: Lisbon
Mars matched the wall.
Epic shot by me….
-”The Coffee” (amazing lattes)
-Shopping in Chiado
-Santa Justa Lift
-Praça do Comércio
-Alfama(oldest neighborhood)
-Castelo de S. Jorge(so many Peacocks!)
Day Eight: Belem/Lisbon
-Scooter along the water, under the Golden Gate look-alike…
-MAAT Museun (funky architecture)
-Jerónimos Monastery
-Belém Tower
-O Faia - Casa de Fado(dinner and Fado show)
-Ministerium Club(nightclub)
*Our final day & night…plus our 6 month anniversary!
See the Golden Gate look-alike!
But…most importantly…some outfits…
*go full screen for best viewing :)
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Lastly, the silly poem I wrote on the plane about my travel day…
“I Didn’t Need an Encore”
I was on the train departing from Lisbon, just 15 minutes in and my head was spun.
Only three hours to Porto, only three days more…
Did I want to keep going? I wasn’t sure.
We love to travel, we live for it,
But do we always know when to call it quits?
To wander on home…
and restart our phone?
I was on the train departing from Lisbon,
just 15 minutes in and my head was spun…
Lisbon was a perfect peak
What more did I have to seek?
I jumped off the train at a random station
And felt instant exhilaration.
That wasn’t my train, I needed a plane.
It was time to refrain,
To completely rearrange.
I was only 2 miles from the Lisbon airport…the first strike of luck,
After my manic actions and plans that had gone to muck...
I didn’t have cash for the cab!
“Tranquillo”, the driver said as I sobbed and blabbed.
I gave her a dollar,
And a grateful holler.
She didn’t even care,
That I couldn’t pay the fare.
“I need a ticket!" (at check-in) I say.
“You wouldn’t believe my day.”
“Fully booked.”
“Fully booked.”
“Fully booked.”
This was my taxi karma.
I knew I’d have to work my charma.
I cried and I tried….
A standby ticket for a hefty price was transcribed.
Seats cleared,
And so did my fears.
A boarding pass was printed…
And hopes of home were hinted
From train to plane….
My body before my brain…
Maybe gone a bit insane...
I love to travel, I live for it
But do I know when to call it quits?
Only three hours to Porto, only three days more…But I didn’t need an encore.
See you someday, Porto.
Today, I had to aborto.