Sunset steam express

As one does in London, we started the day with a little shopping and a stop at a cafe. We then got ready for the evening’s big event: The sunset steam express. Pulled by a steam locomotive, we rode through the Surrey Hills. We were served a three course meal with...

Portugal to UK

Another relaxing day in Cascais with a slow walk around the town and seaside, browsing stores with an ice cream in hand. There was also time for a few hours by the pool (with another sighting of the duck family). It was sad to say goodbye to the family in the evening...

Relaxation

Today was the day of very few plans. Breakfast, a massage, pool time (with the ducks again!) and out with the family to eat lots of seafood at “Baía do peixe”. Eaten the only way it can be eaten: messily with fingers.

Family dinner in Cascais

We all had a slow morning after the wedding party, and moved hotels to Cascais in the afternoon. Straight to the pool where I was ecstatic to see a mother duck with her five ducklings also hanging by the pool and even taking a dip with us. The evening dinner was at an...

Wedding 👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️

The day arrived! My sister got married! All the girls spent a relaxing morning getting our hair and makeup prepped in matching robes and hair clips prepared by my sister. The ceremony was beautiful in an enchanting forest at a Portuguese castle. It was informal, yet...