We thoroughly enjoyed our seven weeks in historic Lisbon. The charming Bruno met us when the taxi pulled up, showed us the apartment, left some delicious fresh bread and directed us to the nearby grocery store and to many of the local sites. The apartment was exactly as advertised, except that the view of the river and the Se Cathedral was even better than expected. The ninety-five steps up left our legs and lungs in great shape, but we knew about the steps beforehand. We used the kitchen, washer and internet often and everything was in good working order.

We strolled around La Alfama area daily and made friends, practiced our Portuguese and checked out many local eateries, bread and pastry shops and cafes. We enjoyed Bruno's family restaurant downstairs many times. We even attended the beautiful Easter service at the Se Cathedral one block away with the Cardinal officiating.

Belem, Cascais and Sintra, each lovely cities, are short train rides away and we had fun visiting these places.

The apartment is in a perfect central area for seeing Lisbon. The street, while very busy, is relatively quiet. The tram, metro, buses and trains are all nearby. It is easy to find a taxi when needed.

When we hosted guests from home, Bruno was most adept at setting up a time for a taxi to arrive when it was time for them to head to the airport.

We hope to return to Lisbon one day and would be happy to stay in this apartment again.