Yesterday, June 14th, we flew from Denver to Newark. Halfway through our flight, our plane got rerouted due to weather in the Midwest.
Our short layover in Newark became even shorter, and we were certain that we would miss our only opportunity to fly to Portugal in the next 24 hours. The flight attendant made an announcement to the plane, asking everyone to let us off first. All six of us ran frantically through the airport, losing each other, jumping onto airport golf carts, and sweating profusely. Alastair and Dagny even got paged over the airport intercom as the last two people to board our plane.
Our flight from Newark to Lisbon, Portugal was an easy six hours on a big plane. We all got to watch our shows, eat dinner, and sleep for 1-3 hours before landing at 9 AM.
We took the metro to get into the city. Those of us who missed breakfast on the plane while sleeping were very hungry so we found a small restaurant and ordered an assortment of coffees and sandwiches. Mom found us an electric tuk-tuk driver to give us a tour of the oldest part of Lisbon that didn’t involve us walking hills.
We got to see lots of beautiful overlooks, churches, and tiled building walls.
We ended our tour at a restaurant that specializes in pastel de nata. I knew that the Portuguese dessert, pastry dough filled with warm custard, would be a hit with my family.
We are now on the train to Sintra, Portugal where we will check into our first Airbnb and begin some real hiking tomorrow.
I visited Portugal in 2024 on my spring break during study abroad with my good friend Katy. No one else in my family has visited, and I’m very excited to get to show them around. It doesn’t hurt that I know Spanish too!
Adelaide
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