Maria is the sweetest woman, her home is outstanding, very clean, very comfortable, and it’s literally a stones throw from the train station to get anywhere (30 minutes to the Oriente station in Lisboa). you can EASILY take a cab/Uber from the Lisboa airport to the Orient Station, then “Sintra” train to Maria’s house (get off at the Algueirão-Mem Martins station) cross the street and you’re basically there in another 30 feet. Grocery store next door, lots of coffee shops, eateries, hair salons, shops and banks very close. it’s off the beaten path of the tourist insanity in Lisboa, but a very very easy trip in to go touring, or to go north to Sintra or anywhere else.
Maria, thank you again for making me feel so at home, and for sharing your house with me. Obrigada!!!