Boa tarde

Good afternoon Lisboa. Olá. I arrived after a smooth journey with Turkish Airlines. The first time I’ve ever flown with them, surprisingly. Good food, not unexpectedly.

Almost two weeks of holiday in Portugal begin here. The principal ideas are to:
1. eat fresh, warm and crispy pastéis de nata until my face falls off.
2. hang out with the family in the role of uncle with wild bursts of energy playing with my toddler niece and then leg it before the fallout and tantrums.

I have two nights in Lisbon before meeting the family in the Algarve. I carted my baggage up the impossibly steep Calçada da Glória and headed for Príncipe Real to drink coffee and enjoy the late afternoon sun.