Travel — bobo and bibi

First Day in Lisbon, 5.18.2019

We arrived earlier than check-in time at The Lisboans. But with Mario at the reception’s kind help, we were able to leave our luggages at the hotel until our check-in time, and so, we went exploring the city of Lisbon for the first time!

Beautiful Azueljos all around the City of Lisbon. see more of azueljos of lisbon, here.

Coffee Break at Portas Do Sol Rooftop Bar.

The perfect panoramic view of Lisbon
at Miradouro Das Portas Do Sol.

First Tram on sight!

Checking in at The Lisboans.

Our home for the next few days!

View of colorful buildings from our room.

Praça do Comércio

View of Ponte 25 de Abril

We had amazing dining experience at Ceia on our first night in Lisbon. See our post about Ceia, here.

Dinner at Ceia.

second Day in lisbon, 5.19.2019

Breakfast delivered to our door at The Lisboans.

When you have this canvas bag outside your door at night, fresh breakfast is delivered to you every morning during your stay at The Lisboans.

Lunch at Prado Restaurant.

Hispi cabbage, whey & sunflower seeds

Minhota beef tartare, shitake & grilled cabbage

Smoked Bluefin tuna belly, petter glaze & nasturtium

White asparagus, spring garlic aioli & summer savoury

Azorean squid, eryngii & pork broth

Coffee flan & hazelnuts

Strawberry Sorbet, elderflower & kaffir

LX Factory

MAG Kiosk

Comur, A Conserveira de Portugal 1942 | Portuguese Canned Sardines.

Everybody rides the Tram in Lisbon.

Pura Cal

Belém Tower

Padrão dos Descobrimentos

Jerónimos Monastery

Pastéis de Belém

Dinner at ALMA by Chef Henrique Sá Pessoa.

This was our absolute favorite dish of the night, and it’s not even the main course.

All of the above are all appetizers, and now, the real course meal begins! We did pre-fixe course meals; I got a course called “Costa a Costa” Tribute to the fish and shellfish of our coast, and hubby got “Alma” Menu inspired by the Chef's classics.

Hers | Costa a Costa
Tribute to the fish and shellfish of our coast

His | Alma
Menu inspired by
the Chef's classics

Glazed baby carrots, goat cheese, dried fruit bulghur, cumin oil

Seared foie gras, apple, granola, beetroot, coffee

Salted cod, egg, bread, salted cod and coriander broth

Suckling pig confit, turnip top purée, pickled onions, pepper jus

Basil sorbet, lime merengue

Blackberry textures and celery

Seafood and fish soup with seaweed

Portuguese Sole, green peas, Alentejo chorizo, noisette hollandaise

John Dory, fennel purée, squid and chives

Scarlett prawn rice

Passionfruit and yoghurt

Sea flavors and citrus, yuzu sorbet, crystallized algae

Cheers to our 2nd Wedding Anniversary.

third day in lisbon, our 2nd anniversary 5.20.2019

Our annual Wedding Anniversary Photo taken in Lisbon this year.

Elevador da Bica

You can walk your way down & up, OR you can ride the tram!

Time Out Market Lisboa for quick bite.

A Vida Portuguesa

Santa Justa Lift

Bernardo Atelier Lisboa

Tapisco Lisboa

Jamón Ibérico de Bellota

Salada de Polvo com vinagrete e paprika fumada

Tártaro de Atum com abacate e “ovas” de wasabi

Esqueixada de Bacalao

Sorvete de Limão com espuma de vermute

Castelo de S. Jorge

Wine with a view at Castelo de S. Jorge

This lady from Wine with a view cart took this amazing photo of us! Thank you :)

Sunset over this beautiful city, Lisbon

Late night dinner at Uma

Seafood rice (해물밥)

Tchau Portugal, we’re off to Spain!

To celebrate our 2nd Wedding Anniversary, we traveled to Portugal and Spain for the first time! The first stop was in Lisbon, Portugal, where colorful old buildings and iconic Yellow Trams are. Even though it’s the Capital of Portugal, it seemed like a small cozy town, especially since we’re from New York City (haha). We had many amazing meals during our stay and really enjoyed the orange-roof building views walking up and down the hills.

Below is our guide to Lisbon with places we visited during our visit.