9/28/2023 1 Comment Lsibon 26 October 2023She Said, "Yes".. Today we slept in. Mostly due to jet lag, but partly because we were in no rush to go anywhere. This morning it hit us how nice this hotel is when I found a bag of bread hanging outside from our doorknob. There was even a pair of Pasteis de Nata in there! So I made a cheese sandwich for breakfast and waited for Cindy to crawl out of bed. The weather was cloudy with isolated showers, but at least it was 72⁰F and nice to walk up to Alfama. Our first stop was to check out Sé de Lisboa, also known as the Lisbon Cathedral. It is the oldest cathedral in Lisbon and the head of the Catholic Church in Portugal. It is stunning to admire the interior and this was my first time inside. Later we went further up the hill and walked around the Castle of St Jorge. We ran into a Scottish couple who graciously took our photo and during our brief chat mentioned they "love Lisbon, which has a warmer rain than Glasgow." Due to a few brief showers, the sidewalks had become slippery tiles with the potential to cause a nasty fall, so we elected to take a TukTuk back down to Rua da Prata. I stand by my tip for picking a TukTuk. Any journey in one is taking your life into your own hands, so you might as well find the TukTuk with the most dents and a driver missing at least 2 fingers. This guy surely knows how to survive a crash, so you know you stand a 50/50 chance with him/her at the wheel. The weather was a tad chilly with a strong breeze, so we elected to eat indoors. The food was incredible and the staff was extremely friendly. Our waiter kept saying my Portuguese was amazing and he was a little embarassed my grammar was better than his. He told us he learned English as a child by watching "The Simpsons", and I have to admit his English was very good.
Then I ordered Mango Mousse and wanted two spoons, but of all things to forget, I could not remember the word for "spoon". COLHER!!! He laughed and thanked me for screwing up at least once tonight Cindy mentioned she remembers only two phrases in French and used my phone's DeepL app to confirm the spelling. Then I asked her if she knew what "Queres casar comigo?" meant. Of course not, so I showed her the translation in DeepL with one hand and the diamond ring in the other. Her eyes began to tear up, and of course she said, "Yes". I mean, this ME we are talking about.
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Patty
10/27/2023 10:28:56 am
CONGRATULATIONS!! WE ARE ALL SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!
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