I´m home now but curiously I´m also homesick for Portugal and Pedro & Elisabete´s apartment. Me, my wife and our 10 month old baby daughter stayed for a month in Lisbon and it was the perfect choice for us. The location was the best, a nice neighbourhood, close to the main areas of the city but not inside the crowded tourist belt. There´s a lovely vegan restaurant right next door (Quintal), a charming park up the street (Jardim da Estrela), a good traditional restaurant nearby (Atelier 145) and a excelent record/book store down the street (Distopia).
The cozy flat is in the middle of a portuguese vila and has a local touch, a relief for the those trying to avoid the Brooklyn-look that seems to be everywhere in AbB. And then, the cherry on the cake, there was Elisabete´s sweetness. She was the perfect manager, providing all the things we needed and more, including a cradle for our girl, always with a smile on the face. We thank her very much (Obrigado, Elisabete). And I strongly recommend the apartment because it was like home for a while. Won´t forget it so soon. Saudade.