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Views from Castelo de Sao Jorge - one of my favourite attractions of the weekend, the views alone are worth it!

These viewpoints are scattered throughout Lisbon, particularly in the Alfama area. We were honestly lost and then BOOM we came across the viewpoint above. Definitely take the time to get lost and just explore the area.

This is the view from across the river to Cacilhas. It's just a short and very inexpensive ferry ride across. The area itself didn't have too much to explore but there are a couple of riverside restaurants which we unfortunately didn't get to try due to bad timings. Glad we crossed for me to snap this pic though!

Belém Tower sketch — *Belém* Tower sketch

Other Posts:

- A Weekend in Lisbon Part 1 - Sintra

- A Weekend in Lisbon: Introduction

- Blogmas Intro: Japan Trip

Cafe Pho Co is one of those wonderful 'hole-in-the-wall' types of places. You would never go there unless someone recommended or showed it to you - it's terribly difficult to find, so I hope my pictures will help you out.

The real kicker about visiting Vietnam is that I'm not a coffee drinker. I tried several coffees, including the Vietnamese specialty Egg Coffee. I hoped that my tastes would sway but unfortunately I could never get into it - I'm just a simple tea drinker.

At Cafe Pho Co, I tried a Coconut Coffee. I did manage to drink at least half of this before the coffee taste became a bit too much for me but I think most coffee drinkers would recommend this to the non-coffee drinkers - I reckon I'm just super sensitive to the coffee tastes - because for the most part, it is a refreshing sweet coconut drink!

You want to look for this shop - see the little white Cafe Pho Co Sign - and you need to walk through this shop, through the narrow alleyway to the inside of the building.

You order your drinks and food at the counter on the ground floor and there are several levels to the cafe above but of course the Lake View is on the top floor. Do take the time to marvel at the birds and cats strewed around on the ground floor and the quirky layout of the cafe building!

A Weekend in Lisbon Part 2 - Monuments and Spectacular Views

Dubai Vietnam 2017: Cafe Pho Co - Hanoi Lake View Cafe