Two Years in Lisbon!

Sarah and I still pinch ourselves frequently as we pass the second anniversary of our move to Lisbon. It seems hard to believe that we have not lived in the

25th April Forever!

Last week, Sarah and I shared with the people of Portugal in celebrating the 49th Anniversary of the Carnation Revolution and the beginning of the country’s road to freedom. The

Let’s Go to Paris!

One of the pluses of living here in Lisboa is that Sarah and I can travel to other European destinations quickly and relatively inexpensively. So, when we noticed few months

Can it Really Be . . . ?

Can it really be six months since we published our last blog post? Well, when you relocate from a furnished apartment to the blank slate of a larger, unfurnished one,

A Year in Lisbon–What’s Next?

Wow, a friend here in Lisbon recently asked if I had stopped writing this blog and I realized it’s been more than six months since the last post! I guess

Reopening Lisbon III: Touring Belém and Catching an Opera and Dining Inside!

The sun grows warmer, the streets and walkways begin to fill a bit more, and Lisbon’s charms continue to unfold for Sarah and me, with an extra treat of being

Reopening Lisbon II: Lightshows and Castles and, Yes, Moby Dick

As Lisbon and most of Portugal returns to a nearly normal life with restaurants, shops and even malls, historical venues and museums, and live theaters now open, Sarah and I

Reopening Lisbon: Exploring the Gulbenkian Museum

As Portugal has stepped forward into its next phase of “deconfinement,” the many museums and other historical sites in the nation are reopening to visitors again, along with restaurants and

Our First Month in Hilly Lisbon . . .

And we are LOVING it! Sarah and I have completed our first month here in the heart of Lisbon and we couldn’t be more delighted! Since this is our second