LISBON // Pizzeria Casanova

LISBON // Pizzeria Casanova

by | Mar 28, 2018 | LISBON, PORTUGAL, RESTO

OMG how good is the food here?  Right?  It’s just so unbelievably yummy.  We hadn’t planned on eating there when we arrived — it was sometime between 3-4 pm which was more of a cocktail hour for us (hey, don’t judget —...
LISBON // Top Ten Things

LISBON // Top Ten Things

by | Mar 23, 2018 | LISBON, PORTUGAL, Travel

Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, with portions of the city dating back to the Iron Age 8,000 BC.  In fact, Lisbon is considered to be older than Rome, London and Paris.  Lisbon was first settled by the Phoenecians who came circa 600-800 BC, naming it...
PORTO // Armazém

PORTO // Armazém

by | Mar 5, 2018 | Porto, PORTUGAL, Travel

Armazém is literally our stop when we arrive in Porto, and we always try to make it our last.  The wine bar makes you feel right at home — it’s hard to peel ourselves off one of their benches — and the tapas menu is extensive and tasty. ...
PORTO // Adega Sao Nicolau

PORTO // Adega Sao Nicolau

by | Jan 19, 2018 | Porto, PORTUGAL, RESTO, Travel

Nestled in a small alleway off of the Douro river, Adega Sao Nicolau is a restaurant that you have to visit when in Porto.  Originally built as an adega (winery) more than 80 years ago, it then became a tasca (tavern), and then next transformed into a casa de...
LISBON // LX Factory

LISBON // LX Factory

by | Nov 1, 2017 | LISBON, PORTUGAL, Travel

Originally built in 1845 to be the headquarters of Lisbon’s largest factory, La Companhia de Fiação e Tecidos Lisbonense (The Lisbon Company of Fabrics), this sprawling mini-village changed ownership several times until it was eventually abandoned.  Then in...
LISBON // Pharmacia

LISBON // Pharmacia

by | Oct 26, 2017 | LISBON, PORTUGAL, Travel

Who knew that there would be an entire museum dedicated to pharmacy stuff?  Lisbon knew it.  And they also knew it would be a good idea to open a restaurant that would be exactly what the doctor ordered. Sharing a building with Museu de Farmacia, Pharmacia...