Lisbon and Madeira

King Ferdinand's Castle in a town called Sintra. Lovely little tourist village filled with small shops and wine cellars. Fabulous views from here... all the way to the ocean!
St. George's Castle, this is the formal dinner and we listened to traditional Fado music while we dined inside of the castle.

Yes, that's husband in an actual tie.

Our view from our Hotel in Madeira!

We could jump into the ocean from the diving board on the hotel!

Husband loved the ocean and the windsurfing... I particularly loved this tiny restaurant in Lisbon that was recommended by the concierge...

Dinner at Olivier's

chef's choice

Guacomole served on chip

Marinated Tomatoe and Feta Skewers

Foie Gras terrine served over carmelized Onions

Octopus Carpaccio

Goat Cheese in Puff Pastry with Honey

Cream of Mushroom Soup served in a Martini Glass

Sausage wrapped in grape leaves with Quail Egg

Beef Carpaccio with Arugula

Lemon Sorbet with Vodka

THEN:

Choice of

Osso Bucco

Seared Fresh Foie Gras

Black Pork

Scallops

THEN:

Chocolate Lava cake with vanilla ice cream

I nearly died from happiness.

While the plane ride home was reasonably miserable we would highly recommend going to Portugal. The people were so friendly and the culture so interesting.

I really appreciate being so lucky to be able to travel across the world and tell my kids of our travels... they were really interested in what we ate for breakfast every day. And I know that they had a great time with Maestra, Linds and Steve, and Aunt Sue.