In May, I was able to go to Lisbon to help with a meeting for work with my manager, Julie. We had a wonderful time exploring the city and the meeting went great.
I loved all of the narrow cobblestone "roads."
Julie's mother-in-law and her sister and our co-worker Steve joined us on the trip. We had dinner in the hotel restuarant one night. It was super fancy and expensive but a fun experience.
The kitchen sent this "appetizer" out compliments of the chef. It is strawberry jello, duck and mint foam. Very interesting.
A castle in Caiscais.
One of the tour guides from the company we worked with gave us a private tour one day and we took a drive to Sintra and Caiscais and along the coast. It was nice to get out of the city and see a smaller village and the coast.
Mmmm...pastries!!
A ruin of a Moorish castle up on the hill. 
We had the faculty dinner at an old palace that has been renevated into a restaurant and hotel. The food was amazing and the atmosphere was great.
Julie and I outside a monestary in Lisbon.
Another picture of the monestary.
This is a monument down by the water in Lisbon. I believe it is Christopher Columbus out front. Apparently he set sail from Lisbon? I wish I would have done a little reading about Lisbon before going.
There were lots of interesting different "street" people doing odd things for money.
Julie and I with some monuments in the background. There were lots of monuments throughout the city that honored someone or something.
The view of Lisbon from my hotel room. Most of the mornings were really nice and sunny, but it would cloud up a lot of the afternoons.
The inside of my hotel room. Notice the glass bathroom wall. Could have had a nice veiw of the city while I showered, but I kept the blinds down!!It was a great trip and experience, but at the end of the week, I was ready to get home to my family!!
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