Our luxury visit to Lisbon to see Tiago, Filipa, and Francisca (who, like many pre-schoolers these days, has her own blog) began with a trip to the office. Filipa, seen here on the bottom of the scaffold with Francisca in hand, is an artwork restorer. Her crew was busy restoring giant paintings in Lisbon’s Ajuda Palace that had been hidden away, covered by gaudy fabric for decades.
A rumor that Pope Benedict XVI might be stopping by to see their work turned out to be false. But then another rumor popped up that el Presidente Obama himself might be stopping by. Either way, they were way ahead of schedule for any visiting dignitaries.
After a private tour of the palace, we were hungry for a certain Portuguese pastry…
