[LISBON] — Coming back through Lisbon on the flipflop back to the airport, got to spend a night at the Lapa Palace, a fancy Old School hotel in the Lapa District, the Embassy quarter high above Lisbon. Best part about the hotel is the expansive grounds and pool stepped below the rooms overlooking the city.   They were very friendly, even though I had to jostle rooms so I could stay an extra night on the cool coast.  But still, they upgraded me to a suite for some reason, enormous and something my parents would have raved about.   Definitely elegant Old School, especially is you like mauve. Nice balcony.  There’s an old wing and a new one, the rooms in the new one feel

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