Lisbon(2), Amsterdam

Is here the northern limit for sea bathing?

7/9(Tue)	Nazaré 9:20-(Bus/Rede Nacional de Expressos)-11:25 Lisbon go swimming in Costa da Caparica
Lodging	Residêncial Florescente / 7,000esc (5,250Yen) per night
Lodging	[booking sites for you / Booking.com]
Major expense(s)	Bus / Nazaré-Lisbon: 1050esc=790Yen Bus(Carris) / Praça da Espanha-Costa da Caparica (round trip): 400esc=300Yen Ferry / Cacilhas-Terreiro do Paço: 90esc=70Yen
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excursion to Costa da Caparica

Costa da Caparica	Tagus River (Rio Tejo)

A guide to Costa da Caparica by "What's On in Lisbon"

Just across the river from Lisbon is an 8-kilometer-long beach paradise known as the Costa da Caparica.
To get there, take a ferry from either Terreiro do Paço boat station in Praça de Comércio to Cacilhas, or from Belém boat station to Trafaria, and catch the buses marked "Costa da Caparica."
Alternatively, regular buses go directly to Costa da Caparica from Praça da Espanha in Lisbon.

In the summer, a miniature railway service (which leaves every half an hour) operates between beaches 1 and 20 and you can jump off the beach of your choice.
The last train back is at 7:30 pm and round trip to the end of the line costs 540 escudos (410Yen).
Each beach has its own facilities such as car park and refreshments.
A little further down the coast (but not on the railway line) are tranquil settings of Lagoa de Albufeira and Praia do Meco (the region's official naturist beach).

Which do you want to go to Red Light District or museum?

7/10(Wed)	sightseeing in Lisbon Lisbon(Portela de Sacavém)12:40-KLM Royal Dutch Airlines(KL)367-17:50 Amsterdam(Schiphol) exploring in Red Light District, Amsterdam
Lodging	NH Caransa (ex Caransa Karena) / 13,400Yen per night
Lodging	[booking sites for you / agoda.com Booking.com Hotel Club venere]
Major expense(s)	Carris (bus and tram services in Lisboa) / 1 day pass: 430esc=320Yen NS / Schiphol-Amsterdam Central: 6G=400Yen Strippenkaart / 2-strippenkaart: 3G=200Yen
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My Advice	In Amsterdam, we feel it is rather difficult for us to enjoy a dinner because a taste of Dutch food is interesting. So we recommend Indonesian restaurants, and Indonesia had been a Dutch colony. "Puri Mas" (located near Leidseplein) is one of them and popular among the locals because this restaurant serves delicious food to visitors. We think this restaurant is worth visiting even if you have never tried Indonesian food. Therefore we visited there twice since 1994.


Igreja de Sâo Roque (Lisbon)

aimless traveling

7/11(Thu)	sightseeing in Amsterdam Amsterdam(Central) 14:30-IC2464-16:43 Antwerp(Central) 16:58-IC2317-17:47 Ghent(St. Pieters)
Lodging	Cour Saint Georges / 2,000BF (7,800Yen) per night
Lodging	[booking sites for you / agoda.com Booking.com Hotel Club venere]
Major expense(s)	Intercity Train / Amsterdam-Ghent (2cl.): 59.4G=3,980Yen Strippenkaart / 2-strippenkaart: 3G=200Yen Tram (Ghent): 40BF=160Yen
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