Our sixth day was a day trip to Sintra. Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira were on the docket. Except they weren’t on the docket of our tour drivers. Even though that’s what their summary said. Oh well.
Sintra was a very pretty fairy tale town. The narrow streets and steep climbs were now a natural part of our vocabulary and expectations.
After returning to Lisbon, we met up for a walking food tour through the downtown area. Our guide was a young Polish woman and very personable. Our first stop we sampled the Chouriço, which is a sausage with a smoky flavor from paprika.
Our main stop was to sample the sardines. I remember sardines as a kid and hated them. But I was willing to try most anything, so I did. They were actually quite flavorful and I liked them. Probably not enough to order them again or look for a recipe, but they were tasty.
After dinner, we stayed downtown and just walked around. Enjoying the rough, patterned cobblestone streets and walks and the Memorial Arch (this time at night).
Our next day, our last in Lisbon, was a free day and we already knew what we were going to do.