The Lighthouse is Gone, But the Seafood Brings People Here: Our first night in Portugal and we're having a seafood treat at "O Farol", a restaurant in Cacilhas. To get to this restaurant we catch a local commuter ferry from Cais do Sodré, Lisbon's transport hub, from where buses, the metro, trains and the ferries depart. On a warm summer's evening, the ferry ride is very pleasant. Cacilhas is just on the other side of the Tagus river and before we  even think about a gin and tonic, … [Read more...]