London & Lisbon, Day by Day: Our Full Itinerary

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Day 1 | Travel to London, Thursday, June 27

• Stayed at Club Quarters St. Paul. Nice hotel in central London, booked through Hotwire. Highly recommend.

Day 2 | London, Friday, June 28

• Lunch at Pret (a popular London chain, similar to Starbucks). Highly recommend.
• Boat tour on the Thames (~£16). Funny guide on board. Highly recommend.
• Dinner at Punjab Restaurant. Very basic Indian food. Don't recommend.

Day 3 | London, Saturday, June 29

• Free Walking Tour of London (covers most of Westminster). Highly recommend.
• Lunch at Gourmet Burger Kitchen. Highly recommend.
• Waitress the musical. Highly recommend.
• Dinner at Ping Pong. Decent food. Recommend.

Day 4 | London, Sunday, June 30

• London Old City Walking Tour. Highly recommend.
• Dinner at Masala Zone. A fairly expensive chain. Don't recommend.

Day 5 | Travel to Lisbon, Monday, July 1

• Eurostars Museum Hotel. Nice hotel by the beach, booked with Chase points. Highly recommend.
• Dinner at Farol de Santa Luzia. One of our best meals in Lisbon. Highly recommend.
• Hot chocolate at the lookout next to Farol, watching the sunset. Highly recommend.

Day 6 | Lisbon, Tuesday, July 2

• Free Walking Tour of Lisbon. Highly recommend.
• Lunch at Pau de Canela. Decent tapas-style items. Recommend.
• Dinner at Sanskar (Nepalese). Decent Indian food. Don't recommend.

Day 7 | Lisbon, Wednesday, July 3

• Half-day Sintra tour. Highly recommend.

Day 8 | Lisbon, Thursday, July 4

• Moved to LX Boutique Hotel. Highly recommend.
• Lunch at Desnorte. One of our best meals in Lisbon. Highly recommend.
• Dinner at Time Out Market. Recommend.

Day 9 | Lisbon, Friday, July 5

• Tour of Belém. Highly recommend.
• The famous pastries at Pastéis de Belém. Highly recommend.
• Lunch and dinner at Time Out Market.
• Got a 3-day Yellow Bus pass and did the Belém bus tour. Do not recommend.

Day 10 | Lisbon, Saturday, July 6

• Tour of Alfama. Highly recommend.
• Modern Lisbon bus tour (Yellow Bus).

Day 11 | Lisbon, Sunday, July 7

• Tagus River boat tour (Yellow Bus). Recommend.
• Lisbon hills tram tour (Yellow Bus). Highly recommend.

Day 12 | Travel to London, Monday, July 8

• Victory House Hotel. Recommend.
• Dinner at Hoppers (a Sri Lankan restaurant in Soho). Our best meal of the trip. Highly recommend.
• The Book of Mormon musical. Highly recommend.

Things we didn't get to but were recommended to us

• [London: Food] Dishoom
• [London: Food] Veeraswamy
• [Lisbon: Entertainment] A Fado performance