No Strings, Good Times, Just Chums, Company!

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Yes, dear reader, K, P & I are about to eat yet again. However, our next stop A Padaria do Povo (The People’s Bakery) is, I think, at least as interesting for its history as for its food. (It’s also …

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The Ladies Who Lunch – and the gentlemen, too

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Roads are turning journey with them – A little learning next We left the Mercado and set off to a family run Campo de Ourique restaurant that has been serving the neighborhood in this location for more than a century …

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I’ve Got You to Lean On

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Heart of the market When we arrived at our next destination the Mercado de Campo de Ourique a mere 300 meters away from Pastelaria Chikapa, I was still trying to clean the custard off my vest and would spend much …

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The Little Things You Do Together

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We finished our snack and history lesson in the Jardim da Estrela, took a stroll around the park to admire some of its trees, crossed the street, and made a brief stop in the Basilica built by Queen Maria the …

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Side by Side by Side

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We’re now taking a step back in time to Friday with K & P. Before they arrived, K informed me (with tongue only slightly in cheek) that she wanted their visit to Lisboa to be filled with walking and eating. …

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