Going home via Lisbon

You might think that going the 600 km from A Coruna to Lisbon would be a piece of a cake. A Coruna has a train station, the bus hub of Galicia and airport. But the flights are both expensive and overnighters. The train systems in Spain and Portugal are not in sync. There are railroad tracks connecting the countries but the schedules are not in sync and do not match. We try to take the bus but the bus is full. Finally, we take the local bus to Porto and the high speed train to Lisbon.

It turns out that all hotels are sold out in Lisbon but some BnB are still available. We book one and get a confirmation from the host but as we arrive there is no one meeting us. After some calls to the AirBnB service desk we can cancel the booking and get a hotel that got some cancellation. After checking in and taking a shower, the evening turns out to be good after all and we tumble to bed exhausted from the day.

Next day in Lisboa is a sightseeing day where we walk the streets and go up to the fortress Castelo San Jorge with beautiful views on the city. Later we take the tram to the Baixa Alta district and have a nice meal and some drinks.