Left home at 3 am (pst) Feb19 and arrived in Lisbon Feb 20 8am (wet). First hours lost in a haze of exhaustion, jet lag, and mood swings. But now its 11pm local time and jet lag under control its lime for bed. Big walk to day mostly down hill to the river through historic Lisbon. Not even a little bit levevel Finally at the bottom. Back home bus. For happy hour. Life is good. π·π·π·
Our Crazy Train went to the centre of the universe! I had new glasses to pick up and Dave seemed to be impatient to leave. Finally he admitted he had a surprise for me. So off we went and I had no idea where we were going. Low and behold we ended up at the giant golf ball on top of the mountain. Yes the observatory. It has a working telescope and is one of two Dominion Astrophisical Observitories. First opened in 1918. And there were tours. Model of the Telescope The Actual Telescope
It's still π₯π₯π₯. Went for a walk saw these. Walked to the pharmacy for this. Because this And this. Bought a day late! Spent the rest of the day in the shade. Day drinking and eating. I love all inclusive resorts. The bartender ran after me to return my sandals. In the evening we went for our specialty dinner. We had Shrimp Salad to start. A little short on shrimp but amazing presentation. Next soup. Dave had Pumpkin and I had Lime. Simply named but both exquisite. Main. Dave had the Fish and I had the Chicken. Dave loved his said it was spicy. Mine unbelievable. Chicken breast stuffed with spinach with a slightly sweet sauce and pureed carrot. We chose the coffee mousse for dessert and they played Happy Birthday when they they served Dave's. They lite the candle at the table. πππ
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