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If I were not alone, I would have explored Lisbon on foot. On the other hand, buying the two-day ticket from the hop-on hop-off tour was more than worth it. It was a bit hard to locate the pickup points. These were marked on the map that I got but I’m really bad at maps [...]
My second day of exploring Lisbon was a lot better because the rain didn’t come until late in the afternoon. Just look how glorious the view was in the Praça do Comércio when I got there…
I have never imagined that Lisbon is such a hilly place, which makes it more unique and beautiful! When you have the chance to go there, you must explore those hills on foot or better yet, on board a historical tram. I would have preferred walking but I was alone. The hop-on hop-off tour that [...]
When I arrived in Lisbon, I made sure to take one of those pamphlets at the airport. From my experience in Paris, I concluded it best to go for those hop-on hop-off tours, especially for lone travelers like me with only a couple of days to spend on sightseeing. I planned to buy tickets from [...]
The training started on a Wednesday so I spent a weekend in Lisbon. I was excited to explore the city but it rained so hard on Saturday morning… I was already dressed before 10AM so when the rain stopped at around 1:30PM, I grabbed my bag and quickly got out. The hotel was quite far [...]
The company booked me at the Hotel Real Oeiras, which is about 20 minutes from the airport by cab. On my way to the hotel, I fell in love with Portugal because of the lovely houses, the green hills, the bluest skies, and interesting cloud formations. Above all, I had a wonderful stay at the [...]
Paris to Lisbon flight is about 2 hours. These two places have one hour difference. The flight was really pleasant and a bit exciting because we’ve got to fly over Spain. Hopefully, I could visit that place in the future. I attempted to take sky photos but it was full of really thick clouds and [...]
I still woke up very early, mainly due to jet lag. I was quite blue because I wanted to explore Paris more but I couldn’t. So I left the hotel and was relieved that I only had to pay the amount stated in my online booking confirmation plus the breakfast meals. I couldn’t find a [...]
From the audio guide in the hop-on hop-off buses, I learned that quite a lot of the buildings in Paris just had minor renovations. How could they be still standing so elegantly when there were still no metal buildings centuries ago! Anyway, one of the things in Paris that bewitched me was the sunset. It [...]
I am actually more interested in the sculptures than seeing Mona Lisa . So, my first stop was not to see the most famous painting, rather at one of the most deserted areas in the the Louvre Museum. Here are the photos of my favorites: The museum closes at 5:30PM so I only had an [...]
Like the other tourist spots in Paris, the Louvre Museum was filled with tourists. A Chinese guy was kind enough to take two of my five photos in Paris… There was a long queue going into the museum that I almost decided not to go inside. But that could be my only chance to visit [...]
It was almost 4PM and I still haven’t seen first hand that famous glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum. Nevertheless, I stayed at the open, top deck of the bus and thoroughly enjoyed the scenes on the way there (even if I could no longer feel my fingers and ears). I was almost tempted to [...]
