Public Transit - A Convenient Way Going to Downtown Lisbon, Portugal from the City's Airport

Leaving Cambodia, we boarded Air France going back to Canada via Portugal where we stayed for a few days to unwind and relax a little Lisbon, Portugal didn't disappoint us, we spent the morning strolling along the waterfront, being awed by the huge square and its manificent statutes.before heading home. The first time arriving in Lisbon, Portugal, we landed at 630 a.m and our connecting flight was at 10p.m. With a whole day to kill, we were going to stay in the airport, read and do some computer work. But the gentleman at the airport cafe was friendly and he encouraged us to explore downtown Lisbon as the airport was only 20 -30 minute bus ride. With his encouragement, we locked up our lugguage in one of lockers located outside the airport building and took a bus from there to downtown Lisbon.

There were numerous cafes and restaruants in the downtown area. It seemed in every alleyway, there were always neighbourhood restaurants setting out small tables draped in colourful tablecloth beckoning visitors to sit down and enjoy a drink or some food.

We did! We coudn't resist the temptations of soaking up the sun outside and enjoying some local seafood while at the same time marvelling at the beautiful Moorish mosaic tiles and colourful windows on the ancient buildings around us. We had a nice, slow relaxing lunch and spent our great first day in Lisbon, Portugal! Thanks to the city's public bus system which made it easy and very affordable for travellers like us to get to the downtown area without breaking our bank on taxi. Taking the bus ride, we could relax and enjoy the city scenery. On top of that, there were no traffic jams which might have delayed us from catching our connecting flight in time at the airport. A great stopover day in Lisbon, Portugal! RT, Lisbon, Portugal 01232024