This trip got a promotion air ticket from Swiss air for $1040.
Total cost for Portugal and Spain: $3200 including air and accommodation.
LISBON, 1350hr
SIM CARD
Head to the vodafone outlet in airport to buy a prepaid card (4GB for 12.50eur 7 days).
Remember to PIN and PUK code in the SIM card, you will need it. The telco will lock up your phone when low batt.
Next head to the bank to breakup my big notes.
Then buy a 24hr pass (6.50eur including Viva Viagem card) for all metro, bus, elevators & trams.
Took metro to Baixa/ Chiado and walk 5mins to hostel.
LISBON AIRPORT
My female dorm
This is the best place I had stayed!
Huge locker, individual plug and light, good mattress and curtain for privacy.
Stay 2 nights for only 32eur
Room 414 Bed 2 , right at the end corner. Opposite the bathroom.
Clean and well designed bathroom.
Surprisingly the shower area also timber flooring. there is a basket of shampoo and shower gel which is left behind by previous guest. 4 cubicles is more than sufficient, usually only 1-2 person using the same time. There are another 4 toilets for ladies next door.
Lightings controlled by motion sensor.
Daily price list
Beer 1eur, cake 1eur, soft drinks 1eur.
Everyday 1730hr to 2030hr, Buy 1 beer get 2 beer free!
Isn't it interesting!
ALFAMA DISTRICT
I alighted the tram after the rain stopped, after a few walk and I'm lost. Try looking for Metro and unable see one even with GPS. Finally found one... (the logo hardly visible).
Back to BAIXA/ CHIADO.
There are continuous 5 such elevator to go up to the ground level.
Shopping street in Lisbon.
RUA DO CARMO
RUA AUGUSTA
PRACA DO COMMERICO
RUA AUGUSTA ARCH
A peaceful 25mins incline walk to Castelo de Sao Jorge.
Not for the faint-hearted.
Finally.... CASTELO DE SAO JORGE
Entry: 8.50eur
Beautiful view
Very dark inside the Castelo
Saw 3 asian girls dare not walked into the Castelo. Need to bring out torch.
After visiting the Castelo and found out there is direct bus 737 just outside and towards Praca de Comercio:( and walk another 4mins to reach my hostel.
And just found out taking elevators is the easiest and fastest. Outside Baixa/ Chiado station to the side of Vittoria/ Ouro till reached an elevator, go up and cross the street and get on to another elevator and walk a few meters to the castelo. That's the disadvantage using google map here, it is not efficient using it in Portugal. There are too many hidden elevators...
Had ordered Mama's dinner in hostel.
This is fantastic home cook food!
Everyone will gather together for the communal dinner.
10eur for 3 course including beer/ wine and 3 shots of their local liquor!
Chicken soup
Meatloaf with mashed potatoes, salad
Creamy chocolate cheesecake
The whole dinner will takes 2.5-3hr.
End of dinner, Mama will lead the cheers and one of the guest will give a speech.
Love the atmosphere!
After dinner, some of the guest will change to proceed to pub crawl (20eur including entry to 2 clubs and 2 drink). Bar open 24hrs.
This is very good. GINJA, a Local Cherry Liquor.
I bought it from the hostel for 10eur (1 litre) and a Mama cookbook (5eur).
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