Thursday, May 26, 2011

Air Travel

Fri 1-Jul
10:30 pm Depart Boston (BOS)
Saturday 2-Jul
Arrive Lisbon (LIS) 11:50 am 
SATA Internacional 220 – 1 Stop
$708.37

Tu 5-Jul
3:45 pm Depart Lisbon (LIS)

Arrive Paris (CDG) 9:35 pm

Air Europa 1158  / 3431 – 1 Stop
$233.70

Sun 10-Jul
3:30 pm Depart Paris (CDG)

Arrive Madrid (MAD) 8:25 pm

Lufthansa 1037 / 6802 - 1 Stop
$555.70

Thu 14-Jul
9:35 am Depart Madrid (MAD)

Arrive Boston (BOS) 7:50 pm

Swiss International Air Lines 2021  / 52
$711.8

TOTAL:  $2209. 57

Hotels

Tryp Oriente – Lisbon

07/02/2011 – 07/04/2011 (2 nights)
$82 Per Night
Total: $164

Hotel Beaumarchais – Paris (4 nights)

07/05/2011 – 07/09/2011

$120 Per Night

Total: $480


Hotel Osuna – Madrid (4 nights)

07/10/2011 – 07/14/2011

$63 Per Night

Total: $252

TOTAL: $896

Transportation

Car Rental – Lisbon
$31 per day
Total: $93 (3 days)

Car Rental – Paris
$40 per day
Total: $80 (2 days)
Public Transportation
Total: $35 (3 days)

Car Rental – Madrid
$33 per day (2 days)
Total:  $66
Public Transportation (2 days)
Total: $25


TOTAL: $299

Meals

$50 per day
Total: $700

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Day 1



Depart from the USA on flight to Lisbon, Portugal.

Day 2

Arrival to Lisbon.

Breakfast: Hotel

Discovering the city: Start your day downtown, down Avenida da Liberdade to Rossio Square before strolling through the pedestrianized Rua Augusta to Comercio Square, where you can hop on tram 15 to Belem. Go inside the cloisters of Jeronimos Monastery and take a break at Antiga Confeitaria de Belem to have one of its legendary custard tarts.

Belem Tower: It is a fortified tower located in the Belém district of Lisbon, Portugal. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries of the era of the Age of Discoveries.

Maritime Museum: Return down the same road and choose among the several museums nearby - Maritime Museum is a good choice if you become curious about Portugal's maritime past.

Lunch: For lunch you may want to consider one of the international restaurants in Docas.

São Roque Church: Back downtown, walk up Chiado and have some coffee or a refreshing drink. Walk up to São Roque Church for its splendid baroque chapels.
Dinner: Step into the cobbled Bairro Alto streets and choose among the various restaurants. After a long, relaxed dinner, join the locals bar-hopping through the neighborhood.

Belem Tower: Free
Maritime Museum: $8
Meals: $50
Total: $58

Day 3

Breakfast: Hotel
Oceanarium: Take the metro to Parque das Nações and visit the Oceanarium. You can spend the day walking and watching fish and sea creatures and you can also have lunch there.
Dinner: Eat dinner at a restaurant and stay for some drinks and dancing at the neighboring bars and clubs.
Oceanarium: $15
Meals: $50
Total: $65