A Farewell to Lagos

This morning, Saturday, is our last day in Lagos as we prepare to move to Faro.  There are many reasons that we like staying in an apartment when we visit a city.  Among them is that we can do laundry and start with a clean slate in our next stop.

Yesterday, we thought about taking the train to Portimao for a visit there.  However, after looking at the Crazy Tourist website, it appeared that it offered nothing special over what we had right here in Lagos.  So, after a trip to the market to get golden kiwis, our new obsession . . .

. . . we headed off for another long walk.  This time we walked through another part of Lagos, a part that had some very nice, newer houses and some seemingly very upscale houses.

Eventually, we made it to the overlook for the Praia de Porto Mos.  Just another beautiful seascape!

After walking down to the beach, we headed back into town.  We made a stop at the Spar, a small grocery store, for some water.  The search for water took me past the wine section where I was quite shocked to see the pricey wine available there.

Can you imagine going to a Circle K in the US and finding a $1000 bottle of wine or an $1800 bottle of brandy?

For our last dinner in Lagos, we decided to return to the site of our first dinner - the restaurant Cantinho Algarvio.  It was as good as the first time.  I finally had some fish soup:

Linda had the fabulous hake in passion fruit sauce and really enjoyed her flaming fig cake.

We noticed that the restaurant was filled with predominately regular customers.  We certainly recommend it to anyone visiting Lagos.

And, so, our visit to Lagos is drawing to a close.  Some thoughts about Lagos.  Maybe first and foremost, Lagos is a pescatarian's dream come true.  Such a great selection of well prepared seafood.  With the exception of one fair tapas lunch of mussels and shrimp, every meal was memorable.  Second, Lagos is a terrific beach city - beautiful scenery, nice beaches, great walks, and lots to do.  We are here at a good time of the year - nice weather and not too crowded.  I understand that we wouldn't want to be here in July and August when it's hot and incredibly crowded.  Our apartment was in a great location - an easy walk from the train station, a block from the waterfront, and close to the old town.  Can you tell that we really loved Lagos?

And now on to Faro.

Peace and blessings,

Linda and Larry