While we were on a Mediterranean cruise on the Cunard Queen Elizabeth we stopped in Lisbon, Portugal. It was a short day excursion but while we were there, we tasted one of Portugal's specialty desserts called Pastéis de Nata, which are custard tarts. My life was forever changed. Find a local guide in Lisbon, here. I'm not a huge dessert eater but I could eat these tarts … [Read more...]
Cruising the Mediterranean on the Cunard Queen Elizabeth
After a 3 week tour of Italy, we topped off our vacation with an eleven-day Mediterranean cruise during the month of December aboard the stately Cunard Line Queen Elizabeth. Departing from the ancient Roman port I like to think of the Cunard Queen Elizabeth as "London on the high seas." We boarded the ship at Civitavecchia, an ancient seaport outside of Rome. … [Read more...]
