In Portugal at someone else's expense

LOGBOOK: 01-05 Milan-Lisbon (Alitalia) 05-05 Lisbon-Cascais (Bus) 07-05 Cascais-Lisbon (Bus) 07-05 Lisbon-Milan (Alitalia)

ACCOMMODATION I could never even come near a hotel like this on my own private trips (but you know how it is, when the company pays...)

CLIMATE: Excellent.

WHY GO - For the Alfama district - For the azulejos - For Lisbon, which as a whole is a splendid city

SUMMARY VERDICT Lisbon: 3 out of 5 Worth seeing: the Alfama, the Jerónimos Monastery, a ride on the tram, the Monument to the Discoveries, the Rua Augusta; Cascais: 2 out of 5; Cabo da Roca: 2 out of 5