Holiday in Lisbon, Portugal

This is our third Christmas in Austria and while we definitely miss seeing family over the holiday break we enjoy getting to travel "locally" as a family.

We flew from Vienna to Lisbon and then took a bus to Fatima to see where Our Lady appeared to the shepherd children/now saints.  We stayed in Fatima for two nights and then returned to Lisbon.  We spent four nights in Lisbon.  One day we took a train to Santarem to see the Eucharistic Miracle.  The other days we were in Lisbon.  It was a really beautiful city - with lots of fun things for the kids to do!  Here's what we did:

Rode the famous Tram 28 through the city

Played at Jardim da Estrela - one of Lisbon's most popular parks

Visited the Basilica do Sagrado Coracao de Jesus (Sacred Heart of Jesus) across from the park

Got a snack at Mercado de Campo de Ourique

Visited the giraffes and other animals at the Lisbon Zoo

Loved Lisbon's Oceanarium - one of Europe's largest aquariums

Rode the Cable Car along the waterfront

Ate beautiful ice cream at the shopping center

Enjoyed beautiful sites around town - the weather was in the mostly in the 50s!

Airplane ride home (as on all European flights, lap infants are required to wear a seat belt that connects to the adult's seat belt) 

The End!!