Cruise to the Canaries 2024
Cruise to the Canaries 2024. A winter cruise to the canaries onboard Aurora, a vessel that we have happily sailed on before. However this was to be our first winter cruise to a warmer destination. Lisbon Lisbon was the first stop. Gill and I had decided that we would visit the monastery and Pantheon. We had researched the possibility of a Tuk-Tuk and from what we had seen on the Internet thought it to be reasonable, but the reality was far different; an hour ride in excess of 200 euros. We had to decline a number of times given the persistence of the vendor; he followed us shouting lower and lower prices but it was still too expensive. We walked as far as the main square where we considered the tram but sadly we discover that the tram did not stop at all other than its terminus. There were taxis and a quick enquiry found that the monastery was an 8 euro ride. Result! A few moments into the ride and we were going the wrong way. It turns out that there are two monasteries in Lisbon ...