Lisbon Work Trip

Right on the heels of my CA trip (and when I haven't been traveling very much for business at all since COVID) I had a long-awaited trip to Europe.  My colleague/friend Traci and I went to Lisbon for a conference and a European marketing summit, and then I went on to the UK to do some customer visits.  I was gone for 10 days!  I think that's the longest I've ever been gone from home.  It was fun to see Lisbon and Manchester, two places I have never been.  I hadn't used my passport in years!  Luckily, I am really good at sneaking in sightseeing in between all the work they want you to do on work trips:)  At the recommendation of our German marketing colleague, Traci and I actually went out a day early and took a vacation day to make sure we had one full day of Lisbon sightseeing, which I'm so glad we did.  Amazing!

Traci getting ready for our flight to Lisbon on TAP Portugal airlines

 

My home for the next week in Lisbon

We took one of those cute trolleys you see on the postcards!

So begins our free day and a half of Lisbon sight-seeing  - woohoo!

The streets are so cute!

Cable car tracks

Really beautiful tiled buildings everywhere

To the water!

Yummy Portuguese wine flight, including port from nearby Porto!

A lot of fish options

Yoga in my hotel room - still loving my travel mat, Kristin!

Day trip to nearby Sintra during our free day!  It was so, so, so amazing!

Traci is a lot of fun to be with - I'm lucky to have had her join me for this Lisbon adventure

This is like a fairytale - so beautiful!!

Traci found this hole-in-the-wall lunch spot for us in Sintra and it was so delicious!

strawberry gazpacho

garlic prawns, melted in your mouth

Lisbon is known for sardines!  Traci likes them (I don't) and got sardine on toast for lunch.

Dessert was heavenly too

the cute restaurant

Amazing time walking around Lisbon on my own during and after a rain storm.

Meanwhile, Luke has joined a swim team for a 6 week spring program.

New rug arrived while I was in Lisbon

The turquoise rug will match this gorgeous water

Goodnight from Portugal!  I miss and love you!

Warm day calls for poolside lemonade

Matt took the kids to the circus, they had a great time

We now have a beach at the lake house, folks!

Night soccer game