Surprise! You're going to Portugal!

Well, I've never been to Portugal before.....

So, I was talking with my friends about their upcoming vacation to Portugal.  They were going on one of their fabulous REI hiking tours (more on that later).  Before the tour started they were going to spend a few days in Lisbon.  I thought to myself, I should join them!  I went home, checked the flights, and the cost with miles was super cheap, like 25,000.  So, just like that I was going to Lisbon.

But then I thought,I shouldn't travel all the way there for just a few days.  I talked to some other friends, they were able to take the days off too, and just like that, with 45 days to go, we were off.

We found the cutest AirBnB, in the best part of town.
Here's the link if you want to see it the cuteness.
3 bedrooms and 2 baths, for four people in the Baixa. It was perfect. You could walk to everything.

Day 1

I arrived on May 25, 2016, about 3pm, a day ahead of everyone.
I checked into the apartment, and then went for a walk to get comfortable with my neighborhood for the next week.

I made a trip to the corner store for some groceries, and then had dinner at one of the restaurants along the tiled streets of the Baixa.