Lisbon, Portugal

Lisbon, Portugal and the Mid-evil town of Obidas

For this short stop in Lisbon, we took a ship’s tour to the mid-evil town of Obidas. Built by the Moors in the 14th & 15th Century, the town has been held by multiple groups including the Phoenicians, Romans, Greeks, Spanish, and even invaded by Napolean on three separate occasions.

Obidas is a lovely, preserved town with narrow cobble stone streets, tiny gardens in bloom, multiple churches, and red tiled roof tops. The featured products include a Portugese liqueur made from sour cherries served in chocolate cups. The national bird is the rooster and painted figurines abound. I was delighted with the cork products including purses, jewelry, card holders, pens, and more. Roxanne was in Portugal during her junior year in college (20 years ago!) and returned home with a small black rooster figurine. Those figurines are still featured in every shop, but since I still have mine there was no need to purchase another. Due to the new luggage restrictions, we refrain from buying anything larger than a postcard--which is both a shame and a blessing.

Stu and I finished up our time in Obidas enjoying the local beer and pastry (I had the beer, Stu had the pastry). Then it was back on the bus for the 90 minute drive to the ship.

Tomorrow we land in Vigo, Spain.

Good night, Stu and Adrienne