Cacilhas, Portugal 9 June 2016

Across the river Tagus from Lisbon is the small picturesque village of Cacilhas.  The taxi driver who took me the long way round on my arrival in Lisbon recommended this as the best place for seafood. On another sunny morning we headed down to the Ferry Terminal at Cais do Sodr'a.

To catch one of the small orange and white cacilheiros -  the ferry that connects Lisbon and Cacilhas.
It wasn't an expensive journey, I can't recall how much but not more than a couple of euros.  Always fun to be on a boat!

There was a breeze on the other side of the river, so much cooler than Lisbon.  We walked around a bit to get the feel of the place.  Two completely different vessels here.

There are lots of restaurants very close to the ferry terminal and there is aggressive selling by the waiters to get you into their restaurant.  The thing is, the closer to the water, the more expensive the menu and you end up paying double for the same thing. Just an aside - always check your bill - in probably 5 out of 6 instances we were either overcharged, undercharged, items were omitted or added and quite often, but not always, the tip is included in the total.  It became a bit of a joke to "spot the mistake".   Nobody took offence.

We ended up at a very friendly place up the hill a bit.

This was the day for sardines... (and the ubiquitous boiled potatoes).  Very tasty but full of tiny bones.

After lunch we looked around the village - don't you love this donkey sculpture?

Then back across the river.

Some more street life - how cute are these kids - outdoor culture lessons.

This seemed to be a parking lot for the emergency vehicles - quite an appropriate spot.

A determined tree ..

Pavement art ...