From Frankfurt to Lagos

After spending a very relaxing week with Rita's parents in Kassel, which allowed us to get over our jet lag and enjoy some very tasty German food and beverages, we were excited to start our Portugal adventure.  We left behind the rainy, overcast and cool (8c) weather in Germany and traded it for the warm (22) and sunny skies of Lagos. 

We flew from Frankfurt to Lisbon, picked up our rental car and drove the 2.5hrs to Lagos.  We arrived in the dark at 8:30pm and were welcomed by our landlord who showed us around the apartment.  After getting the keys we headed out to old town Lagos in search of a restaurant.  We are here during the off-season and so a lot of the restaurants were not open and most of the ones that were were closing up.  We were very fortunate to stumble into an excellent seafood restaurant and headed home with full and happy tummy's.   
Rita all bundled up at Frankfurt Airport waiting to board our flight to Lisbon.   


 Out of the window looking down at the outskirts of Lisbon just before landing


The almost empty Dom Sabastiao Restaurant where we had a delicious late night dinner.  

After a delicious seafood dinner we were ready to head home for a good nights sleep.

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  1. UnknownFebruary 24, 2020 at 2:58 PM

    This is perfect! Keep the info coming. Brenda and I are going to Lagos in September.

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