We left France in the morning and spent all day on a few different trains heading all the way to the south of France and just into Spain where we boarded our overnight train. I really like train travel as I’ve mentioned but I’m super excited by overnight trains. Last year I took the train with my dad from Chicago back to Seattle. Luckily train travel in Europe is a bit more reliable. We settled into our cozy little cabin and I talked Walker into keeping the door open for a while because it was kind of like being in the dorms at college. Not that anyone really stopped to chat but I liked the possibility of it. We had our dinner and explored the train before heading to our room for the night. We played a few games and watched part of a super dorky movie and then eventually went to bed to the slow rocking of the train. The best part was that we gained an hour heading into Portugal so yeah for extra sleep.

We arrived pretty early in the morning and found our way to our airbnb to drop off bags. Check in wasn’t until the afternoon so we were on our own for a few hours in the city. It was kind of nice not really having an agenda. Luckily we were right near a little square with a coffee shop and breakfast snacks. As we were sitting there I was thinking hmm I feel a bit off but I don’t know why. Finally it dawned on me that I was feeling funny because we had been in motion pretty much the entire previous day on the train and now I was still. Phew! It was good to know I wasn’t getting sick or something. After refueling we mostly wandered around. I had made a list of places I wanted to see and visit but I had left it in my bag. Somehow though we ended up just stumbling upon a few of the places. One of those places was Sol e Pesca where we had lunch. It was fun ordering some cheap local beer and trying a few of the canned fish options. Later that night we decided to check out the bars since it was the first good opportunity we had to do so. It wasn’t quite my scene but it was fun getting a bit tipsy and then ordering pizza in the square near our place.





On our second day in Lisbon it was super rainy all day long. Not the best for exploring but since we only had a few days there we headed out. We spent the morning at Sao Jorge Castle. It was pretty cool but I was still a bit preoccupied with my pants and shoes being all wet. I was longing for my hunter rain boots all the way back in Seattle. Sigh. In the afternoon the rain cleared up a bit which was good timing since we were wandering the Alfama and getting lost as all the guide books say to do. We found a tasty lunch at a local restaurant and explored a vintage shop. We took a break in the evening and got ready for our fancy dinner at 100 Maneiras. I had heard about it from watching Anthony Bourdain’s show and another blogger mentioned the fabulous dinner they had there so I thought on our honeymoon it would be super fun. I was right. We ordered the wine pairing to share which turned out to be plenty and they were so good. The dishes were incredible also. Some of them were almost too pretty to eat. We were there for about 2 1/2 hours and it seemed to float by. We were surprised and delighted the entire time and maybe the best part was not having to make a single decision. Oh what bliss! I enjoyed our time in Lisbon but I can’t wait to tell you more about Portugal!




^(I love this picture so much! Walker took it the day we were exploring the Alfama and I discovered it while I was editing photos. I love the one red rain coat!)