Up up and away!

 On Saturday April 28 we all left from our home locations of Missoula, Montana; Bozeman, Montana; and St. Louis, Missouri. Our final destination and rendezvous was Lisbon, Portugal. Mary, Sarah, and I met up in Boston before heading over the pond. The 6.5 hour flight was comfortable and uneventful. That’s a first! 

Upon arriving in Lisbon our three tired brains got through immigration and customs without a hitch or Portuguese! We even got an Uber! Thank goodness the app is in English! We stayed at the Doubletree Fontana Park. Molly and Louise were several hours behind us so we decided to leave our backpacks (the rooms weren’t ready yet) and start walking. About 16000 steps later we were back at the hotel. 

Streets and sidewalks are narrow and stoned. People drive like maniacs. They like their statues here. Many parks and gardens. We stopped at the top of a hill (everything is uphill) and watched a group of high school boys working on dance moves in the park. On our way down the hill we decided to ask them when the show was. They laughed and told us it was for a class. We told him they all deserved an “A”. Their English is pretty good. 

There is live music on pretty much every corner. Apparently they really like the Beatles here.




We found a cute outdoor restaurant and had a quick dinner. We were all beat and ready for bed. Total steps 18,892. 

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