Update We made it. With hundreds of others. Missed the big…read moredays by 3, but the storm surf and white water was still massive.

Nazare Portugal on the west side about 60 miles from Lisbon. Nazare is a town on the west side of…read morePortugal facing the Atlantic Ocean. Nazare is renown worldwide for its incredibly huge waves some as high as 100' Surfers from all over the world come here between October to March. The Guinness book of world records is a wave 86' high by a German surfer Sebastian Steudtner. We went there in late April w/expectations of the huge waves only to realize that the water was almost flat w/no wave activity while we were there. Nazare has a large beach community w/Restaurants & shops along the beachfront strip. The most famous viewpoint is the red lighthouse. There is a fee of 2 euros to view the waves from the platform

Excelente seleção de álcool e vinho. A equipe é experiente e amigável. A melhor seleção de bourbon…read morena área.

Every time I go to Portugal, this ice cream shop is a must. It's become part of my routine because…read moreit just never disappoints. The ice cream is always so good especially with the waffle being h, but honestly, it's the whole experience that makes it special. The views are what really take it to another level. Sitting by the beach with the water right there, enjoying something sweet; It's just one of those moments that feels unreal. The scenery is so peaceful and beautiful, it makes you want to stay there forever. And on top of that, the prices are amazing. You get such high-quality ice cream without feeling like you're overspending, which makes it even better going back again and again. It's one of those places that just feels like a tradition now!! great ice cream, stunning views, and a vibe you can't get anywhere else.

Gelatomania in Nazaré, Portugal is decidedly geared towards tourists with its very anglicized name…read more No matter though, the gelato is excellent. We chose one called Pirata, meaning pirate, and is a cherry flavor. It is fruity delicious, creamy, and fresh. Service was average. I don't blame the guy though. The very distracted customers ahead of me were particularly yelling their orders just because English isn't their first language, either. Some customers are unintentionally rude. The store is sparkling clean and looks new. The cost was very good. I think it was €2.50 for a cone.

We stopped here near the end of our day after touring Obidos, Nazare, and Alcobaça. We needed a…read morebreak so we ordered some pastries and espresso. First off, it was almost impossible to decide WHAT pastries to try because the all looked amazing. Wifey ordered a pastry called Delicia do Convento and I had an Encharcada which is another egg custard recipe. Both were, as expected, amazing. The Portuguese really know how to do pastries. While we saw an amazing and really old monastery in Alcobaça, the half-hour we spent chatting, drinking espresso and tasting pastries was pretty awesome. Pastelaria Alcoa is definitely a place to stop!

Had good coffee and orange juice and a small cake 6.45 euros - cake was ok nothing fancy, they have…read morea lot of cakes so hope some of them are more surprising than this. A lot of locals in line, is always a good sign :)

On the way north we stopped here, at this pretty new Continente, to stock up on groceries. Water,…read moremilk, soda, beer, wine, some cheese and ham, bread and household products. We got everything we looked for. Quality and price were - as usual in Continente - very fair. The store is very well organised, clean and has friendly staff. Lots of parking lots outside. There's also a "Bagga" coffee shop, where you can get cheap and good coffees and snacks.

The cafe con leches at €1.10 each were very good indeed, so we had two as we waited for a train to…read moreLisbon. The WiFi worked and the toilet was clean. We were on the return leg of our somewhat unexpected journey and we sat outside the cafe in the warm breeze for over an hour enjoying the day. I thought I was in a one - no horse - town, that could have been in the USA's Wild West centuries ago; it looked as how I imagined Tombstone. What was much more important than the good coffees was the kindness of the staff who ordered a taxi for us on our way to Fàtima, as truth is we were lost. The lady in the cafe rang a few places and advised the taxi would be 5 minutes. It was nearer 20 minutes and stupid as it sounds the whole time we waited a taxi driver was parked up beside us reading a newspaper. He told us to go into the cafe and order a taxi. We half expected him to take us on foot of the phone call but he was disinterested. The taxi that eventually did arrive - a 30 year old Mercedes - almost got us to Fatima city and the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima, which was our intended destination but it broke down on the journey leaving us to walk the last mile from a Burger-king. We had arrived here in Caxarias by accident that derived from an assumption that was wrong. Ever thus. We had booked a train on - line from Lisbon to Fatima. We expected, not surprisingly, to arrive in the city of Fatima. I guess a fair assumption but only on arrival at 'Fatima' (there were two Fatima stops but neither was Fatima city) we found that the nearest train station in Fátima is Caxarias station. So we were actually about 18 kilometres northeast with no decent bus service. Apparently the bus is there about 9am to go to Fàtima and returns at 4pm. The taxis to/from Caxarias cost us as much as the train return Lisbon to Fàtima which was mis sold to us and we met others similarly duped. We had booked a train whose real destination was Caxarias but that destination is not shown on the ticket. A grand day out.