Staying at Paolo and Olga’s place has been awesome and I somehow miss staying there. When I arrived in Lisbon it was close to midnight. Paolo was so kind and picked me up so that I did not have to worry about finding the way to his place, which by the way is very conveniently located near Cais do Sodré station.

In fact the area where Paolo and Olga’s apartment is set is perfectly located so as to quickly get in and out of Lisbon’s more touristy and frenzy places either by walking, taking the “electrico 28E”, bus or metro.

It takes some time to understand how the different “bairros” of Lisbon are connected but you quickly realize that everything is quite close and at walking distance: Estrela, São Bento, Bairro Alto, Baixa … . Staying near Cais do Sodré train station also allows to easily get to Estoril or Cascais within 30 minutes so as to escape the capital and spend time at the seaside.

The neighborhood is quiet and the apartment is flooded with sunlight all day long. The bedroom has a dedicated bathroom and as such provided a lot of privacy. Everyday I woke up to find breakfast kindly prepared by Paolo and Olga. I enjoyed the rumors of the morning street noise in the sunlight flooded living room with high ceilings while sipping my coffee.

Paolo and Olga have been kind hosts and I had a couple of interesting interactions and discussions with both of them on topics ranging from things to do nearby, like having a bite to eat at the Mercado da Ribeira, up to mathematical disciplines such as discrete choice analysis ;-)

Paolo and Olga made me feel at home and I have to thank them for having made my stay at their place an enjoyable experience.

Arrivederci