Portugal Recap

Portugal is a truly beautiful country, and was our first time in Europe. The five weeks we spent in the colorful city of Lisbon flew by. Living here felt relaxing and easy. The cobblestone streets and gorgeous architecture made even a trip to the grocery store enjoyable (and we made a lot of them). We will miss strolling through the winding hilly streets, admiring the beautiful old buildings, eating yummy pastries, and the postcard view from our condo.

Here’s a slideshow of our favorite memories from Portugal, and some fun stats about our time here.

Portugal Life in Numbers

Number of travel hours it took to get here: 38

Number of anti-tourism banners we can currently see from our living room window: 7

Number of pastel de natas we consumed (combined): 27

Number of times we visited the local flea market: 5

Number of items we bought at said flea market: 6

Number of trips made to the grocery store (tiny refrigerator): 22

Number of times someone declared “I quit gap year”: 2

Number of days we kept our daily journals (to date): 319

Number of mysterious bug bites Dave got on his arm that we thought might be bed bugs: 8

Number of times we visited Time Out Market: 7

Number of school days we have left for the year: 10

Number of hills we climbed within the city: too many to count!

Number of pictures Jill took of the beautiful buildings: 58

Onward to Spain: The Beginning of the End

We leave for Spain early tomorrow morning and get to enjoy our shortest flight so far this year. Dave and the kids have been working so hard all year to learn Spanish, I hope they get the opportunity to use it. We are all looking forward to exploring our final country and getting back to the beach! I truly can’t believe this is our last stop. Tapas, sangria, and towers covered in mosaics — here we come. Our final adventure awaits!