October 6,2025 Portimao, Portugal We woke to the sounds of the tender boats being lowered below us. Andrei set us up with coffee and pastries. Andrei is a most wonderful butler. He’s kind and funny and very professional. We are so lucky to have him taking the very best care of us. It makes me...
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October 5,2025 Lisbon,Portugal We woke to another stunning day. Coffee and puzzles on the balcony, breakfast in Trident…then I had a spa appointment. After a massage and a facial…I made the mistake of stepping on the scale. Upon returning to our room, I laced up …and leaving Timmy to fend for himself, I set off...
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October 4,2025 Lisbon Portugal We woke to another beautiful day, enjoyed a lazy late breakfast then set off for the Doca de Belem. When we visited Lisbon in 2022 we took a wonderful sunset sail along the Tagus River aboard a sailboat operated by PalmaYachts. We loved the experience so much we decided to spend...
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Friday, October 3,2025 Lisbon Portugal Symphony spent the day sailing from Morocco to Lisbon. We enjoyed coffee on the balcony, late breakfast in Trident, lunch in Marketplace, afternoon Tea in the Palm Court and dinner in Waterside. And had a very relaxing day in between… I love, love the salad offerings in Marketplace place. Sailing...
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So life intervenes…we are back home in Sarasota and I have just three weeks to recount our adventures in Portugal…before we set off again on yet another adventure. Yikes. I’ll do my absolute best to post here everyday… Anyway, another yummy breakfast and then we were off for the day to Sintra and the Coast....
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So yes, we are venturing back to Europe. We left home at 4:30 pm and arrived at JFK just before 6:00. …. I know right? We made crazy good time, in-spite of encountering the remnants of an accident on the Southern State Parkway. Checked in and through security in about thirty minutes. We really, really...
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Our port visit to Lisbon saw quite a bit of activity, as most passengers, save for about 150 fortunate folks disembarked and about 600 came on board. We woke to beautiful blue skies and this view of our new favorite city. After breakfast in our cabin, we left Serenity for a brief stroll. Timmy purchased...
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We are sad to be leaving Portugal and this wonderful hotel. From the moment that Daniel warmly greeted us at the entrance and walked us to the Club Lounge where Rodrigo checked us in we felt at home. It’s always a nice touch to see a welcome greeting on the...
Continue readingTimmy did some carb loading in the club lounge before we set out for Sintra this morning . Our Uber (about $30.00 USD) took less than 40 minutes, the last few miles through some beautiful country side with spectacular views Visiting Sintra...
Continue readingSeveral local folks, including Goncalo, one of the super hosts in the Intercontinental club lounge, suggested El Mercato as their favorite restaurant in Lisbon. We hesitated because, well, hello? We’re in Portugal and we are eating Italian? We read the rave reviews on social media, Timmy made a reservation online and off we went....
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