We're still immersed in happy memories of wonderful time we've had in Cascais, Sintra and Lisbon!

We arrived quite late and couldn't find the apartment because of GPS issue. Joanas´ parents have come to meet us 5 minutes after our call. Joana's father has spent more than an hour to give us all the help we needed - heater, restaurant, supermarket, recommendations for Cascais, Lisbon, Sintra... The Wi-Fi was not working at the beginning due to the wrong account used and we told him it was fine to wait till next day. But we received a text message after an hour and our daughters were extremely happy to be able to play with their iPads. It was a perfect start of a beautiful vacation.

The apartment is very clean and comfortable. It has everything we needed. For us from Paris, it's such a nice surprise to see the sun rising from the sea every day. The nice location and views were very impressive and we felt a bit guilty as we had to leave during the day. But we did appreciate the amazing lights in the night.

We were planning to find a place in Lisbon or Sintra for our trip at the beginning. Our friend from Portugal has strongly recommended Cascais. This was the best decision we were lucky to make. It's a city with beautiful coastlines & beaches, hiking trails and good restaurants. It's an unforgettable experience to drive along the coastline to Lisbon and Sintra.

We broke a nice plate when we did cleanup before we left. After two minutes we sent a text message for the price to pay, we received a warm reply to wish us a Happy New Year and forget the plate. This is one of the Happy New Year messages we'll cherish for a long time.

Joana, we'll bring a plate when we visit your beautiful city and apartment again:-). Thank you and your parents!

Best wishes for 2015!