Today was another late day in getting the engines going. I got moving around 1030, while Ken was still dreaming of walking up and down hills. So, I walked the few blocks to the bakery and got a couple of their yummy cappuccinos and some pastry items for breakfast. Like yesterday, it was sunny and around 60 so nice weather for seeing the sites.   Ken finally stirred around 1130 and we finally made it out of the apartment to start the day. We had decided to d...

Today we had hoped to relax and not do much, and boy did we succeed. As per my norm, we took a sleeping pill last night to help with the ever present jet lag. My rule is a sleeping pill the first 3 nights, then we are good to go the rest of the time. Generally it allows us to sleep pretty well, or at least well enough that we are functional.  Last night however, we slept, and slept and slept...and finally got up at 1130am! Since we had gone to bed around 11...

Merry Christmas from Lisbon, Portugal. We are on another Ken/Jenine adventure accomplishing a mileage run for Ken. Like last year, he needed a few more miles to make 1k the top tier at United, which helps in many ways for the frequent traveler. Last year he needed a BUNCH, around 20k, which was the reason we went to Cambodia. To get that many miles it is pretty much Australia, Africa or Asia...and so it was Vietnam/Cambodia.  This year he only needed 10k, ...