With the Royal Clipper voyage being the primary focus, this took on the aura of a grand tour, so we decided to stay in a few "grand tour" type places. Particularly in Lisbon.
We chose the oldest hotel in the city, thinking it would be a bit of faded grandeur. After all it was built in the Belle Epoch, in 1892, by the same architect the designed the Rossie train station built next door.
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| the Rossio train station with an errant car that made it into the photo |
A little old-fashioned maybe, but a fantastic stay. We had a room with a view of the castle, received a welcome gift of strawberries and champagne, and had a sumptuous breakfast every morning in a room filled with glass chandeliers. Just when we thought we'd had enough of too much eating at breakfast buffets on the ship, we get the Avenida Palace version, even better!
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| the grand dame |
It's going to be very hard going home after this!
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| the view from our room |
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| in one of the lounges.... |
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| trying to look at home |
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| the bar lounge |
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