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Jennifer (aka Dr. J)

In the past, I've live tweeted I've taken. As a , it makes outlining and writing blog posts easier after I get home. It's amazing how quickly you forget little details if you don't write them down. Should I live toot as well? I'm curious how engagement would compare to the blue bird. Shall we do an experiment?

With this trip we tackle some "Firsts"

-our 1st time visiting the
-our 1st time catching a Ryanair flight from Terminal 2 at Lisbon Airport
-our 1st flight in 2023 (what?!)
-our 1st domestic vacation by air since moving to

Follow this thread to join the trip!

Today we learned that flies from Terminal 2 in . Follow the signs from the Metro and catch the free bus from Terminal 1. It takes about 3 minutes (not possible to walk) and the bus promises a max 12 min wait.

We are planning to do some hiking in the so we wore our hiking boots to save room in our luggage. Of course, we had to take them off to get through security. Airport gave us plastic foot covers to keep our socks clean. A nice touch!

Where are we heading on this, our very first, trip to the ? We will be visiting and .

I plan to live tweet all the fun for the next week or so.

Let's hope our flight is on time. We can't wait to get going!

Someone in the bulkhead seat in front of us just tried to shove their cabin bag behind them into our legroom. Tried to convince us that storage goes backwards. Nice try 😂

The plane was really full, but we got incredibly lucky and the third seat in our row was empty. Slid myself over from the middle to the window ☺️

Loving the views on the way out of . We passed over the Vasco de Gama Bridge, a silo painted with a smiley, and the rugged coastline dotted with clouds.

Made it to in the . It's cool, foggy, and windy plus it's really green. First impressions? Feels like ☘️💚

We didn't let the rain stop us and went out for an evening walk along the harbour in . We were rewarded with a break in the clouds and a pink sunset glow.

Our AL hosts (what calls Airbnbs and guest houses) recommended Stages for dinner in the harbour. We enjoyed a fish fry made with Azorean forkbeard (a kind of hake), grilled squid, and a bottle of Portuguese wine from the Dão.

@sidewalksafari I am absolutely jealous! I am hoping to visit Portugal in November.

@jejord I know! And then what is the person in the last row supposed to do...