The week leading up to spring break was filled with drama at school, and Jenn and I were certainly ready for a break.
As we missed my cousin Martin's wedding last summer, since we were getting married, Dad decided to host everyone in Portugal during spring break to celebrate. It was the first Jefferiss clan vacation since the mid 90s when we used to visit Cornwall in the summer on the southwest coast of England. This year we we descended on the village of Praia de Luz on the southwest coast of Portugal.
The vacation began in Lisbon where Jenn and I met up with Peter, Somer, and Winston. The city of Lisbon is very walkable in the downtown area with lots of open squares, street cafes, and European style architecture. We took a day to tour around the city and had one really nice dinner in the hillside neighborhood of Barrio Alto. The restaurant served traditional Portugese food and throughout the dinner they hosts sing Fado music. The waiter was a bit confused when Somer told him it was "Winston's 15 month birthday" and thought it was his one year birthday. So they sang happy birthday to him, which was pretty funny. After a day and a half of exploring the city we took the train south to the town of Tunes where we were collected by Dad and Uncle Mark.
The week in Praia de Luz was spent walking along the clifftops, playing scrabble, relaxing by the pool, and being entertained by Winston. After several weeks of craziness at school, it was nice to have some time to relax.
The journey home was bit of a long slog. It consisted of waking up at 6am followed by:
1 hour taxi ride
3 hours train ride to Lisbon
20minute bus ride to the airport
3 hours waiting for the plane
4 hour flight to Istanbul
3 hour layover in Istanbul airport
4 hour flight to Dubai landing at 6am the following day.
30 minute taxi ride home... home at last
Now back to school... but only three short months until summer vacation. This year has gone very fast!
Here are some pics from our time in Portugal:
Miss you all! Look forward to seeing everyone this summer!
As we missed my cousin Martin's wedding last summer, since we were getting married, Dad decided to host everyone in Portugal during spring break to celebrate. It was the first Jefferiss clan vacation since the mid 90s when we used to visit Cornwall in the summer on the southwest coast of England. This year we we descended on the village of Praia de Luz on the southwest coast of Portugal.
The vacation began in Lisbon where Jenn and I met up with Peter, Somer, and Winston. The city of Lisbon is very walkable in the downtown area with lots of open squares, street cafes, and European style architecture. We took a day to tour around the city and had one really nice dinner in the hillside neighborhood of Barrio Alto. The restaurant served traditional Portugese food and throughout the dinner they hosts sing Fado music. The waiter was a bit confused when Somer told him it was "Winston's 15 month birthday" and thought it was his one year birthday. So they sang happy birthday to him, which was pretty funny. After a day and a half of exploring the city we took the train south to the town of Tunes where we were collected by Dad and Uncle Mark.
The week in Praia de Luz was spent walking along the clifftops, playing scrabble, relaxing by the pool, and being entertained by Winston. After several weeks of craziness at school, it was nice to have some time to relax.
The journey home was bit of a long slog. It consisted of waking up at 6am followed by:
1 hour taxi ride
3 hours train ride to Lisbon
20minute bus ride to the airport
3 hours waiting for the plane
4 hour flight to Istanbul
3 hour layover in Istanbul airport
4 hour flight to Dubai landing at 6am the following day.
30 minute taxi ride home... home at last
Now back to school... but only three short months until summer vacation. This year has gone very fast!
Here are some pics from our time in Portugal:
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| Jenn in Rossio Square in central Lisbon |
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| Someone's excited about the open top bus tour |
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| Somer, Pete and Winston at St. George's Castle |
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| Jenn with mini Pete- I mean, Winston |
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| At the Aquarium |
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| Homelessness in Lisbon... no that's Somer taking a nap while waiting for the bus. |
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| Carrying the King up the stairs of Lisbon |
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| Win holding of tight... what a good kid! |
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| The Jefferiss Ladies |
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| Team Cold Kneecaps |
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| Awesome lunch overlooking the harbor |
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| hiking on the coast |
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| West Coast Girl on the West Coast of Portugal |
Miss you all! Look forward to seeing everyone this summer!
