Lisbon Bom dia

13 hours layover in Lisbon en route to San Francisco. 

We have visited Lisboa previously and with such a short layover time we hunkered down close to the airport - 17 mins walk today/tomorrow for our early morning flight :)

With not much time we explored the little suburb Alvalade where we are staying and there's a terrific church, Igreja de São João de Brito, in the center of the wee plaza.The modern design dates from 1951 and is by the architect Vasco de Morais Palmeiro - large and dominant concrete structure, interesting.

Our hotel recommended a traditional Portuguese family restaurant just 10 mins walk, Tico Tico, and it was perfect. Nothing fancy, just traditional local recipes and flavour. We had grilled sardines, a baccalu and shrimp type of fish stew and marinated salad - all delicious. 

Long flight in small seats tomorrow to San Francisco but it will be worth it to see my brother and dear friends again.

So long Europe, it has been such an adventure with wonderful experiences, cultural exchanges, hard yakka trekking in blistering heat,  breathtaking architecture and history, sea so blue and crystal clear it's almost unbelievable, cuisine to fire up the taste buds and the warmest of welcomes, help and directions from total  strangers being wonderful ambassadors for their village, home, country - good people 💓.