The trip to Portugal was marred by a chaotic scene at Lisbon Airport where we arrived with no possibility of making our connecting flight, and with no personnel from SmarTours to assist or reassure us. While the trip was reasonably good, it was further dampened by the huge number of tourists we encountered wherever we went. This, of course, is not the fault of SmarTours. We did see some interesting scenery, and learned some history, but we never got the "foreign" flavor we had anticipated. The "farewell dinner" which took place at an obvious Lisbon "tourist trap" featured mediocre food and uninspired entertainment--again surrounded by a throng of tourists. The fact that we were left on our own for most meals meant that we did not get to enjoy the fabled Portuguese cuisine.