Exploring Portugal!: Day 6 - Caldelas to Nazare to Obidos to Lisbon

With no instructions for how to leave our rental, we simply packed up our stuff and left by 8:45. We drove over an hour and then stopped for coffees at a rest stop. Eventually we got to Nazare. We drove to the highest point but unfortunately today was not the day to see the huge waves for which Nazare is famous. But we wandered through the cute town and bought some souvenirs.

The view of Nazare beach

This doggy came out to say hello

This square was the main area near the Nazare beach overlook

Back in the car to Obidos where we drove over narrow cobblestone streets to the walled part of the city. Our first priority was finding a restaurant for lunch, which we did. We were so hungry we all started eating before we could take pictures!

Lunch restaurant

David's creamed veggie soup

David's fried octopus

Raymond's wings

Lori's cheese board

Sue's salad with grilled chicken

Then we went in and out of tiny shops for a while. The narrow streets were lovely (especially since we were walking not driving!)

This and next five pictures all taken around Obidos

While walking around Obidos. Raymond thought his phone had died. He spent quite some time trying to restart it. Turned out it was just too sunny to see the screen and he inadvertently took a whole bunch of pictures of himself! Here are a few...

his feet!

Finally back in the car to get to Lisbon. We found the airbnb apartment easily but the host was very slow giving us information on how to get inside. First she sent the address. In another email she sent the building entry code. Then later she sent the apartment number. We found the keys under a planter that she didn't tell us about. We were very pleasantly surprised by this great apartment!! We unpacked and the guys went out to get some food for snacks and breakfast.

The host's husband came to pick up the keys so we asked him for a restaurant suggestion. He named a place about a block away and he was absolutely correct! We had a great meal served by a really nice guy, Ricardo.

This is typical of the kind of appetizers that they put on the table. You can refuse it or you can eat it and pay for it. This was bread, sliced cheese, and a kind of cottage cheese. (We ate it)