We were in Lisbon for two nights. The only country we spent less time in than Portugal was Luxembourg (not really a fair comparison as it is 36 times smaller than Portugal). We arrived in Lisbon by overnight train from Spain, and departed the same way. Our short stay was not for lack of places to visit. We certainly got recommendations from other backpackers, notably the Algarve region. But we did not make a detour to this southern coastal region. Instead, I started my list of places to return to and Lagos was the first entry. In my journal I noted “Lisbon is quite lovely”. I admired the large walkways…