Day 10 Lisbon

Today we awoke and got ready for our city tour on the bus. Breakfast had few options for food but it filled the hole. Then we boarded two separate small buses and went on a tour of the city stopping at different landmarks thoughout. Our guide was very knowledgeable, spoke very good English, and taught us a little more Portuguese. After the bus tour, we met up with Joe and Cindy's friends and went on a walkabout. We found a nice little local sandwich shop for some lunch. After lunch we all walked down the Avenue Liberdade and made it all the way down to the water where we said goodbye to Joe and Cindy's friends. We eventually made it back to the hotel to catch the bus for dinner and a show. The food was fantastic but the first set of Fado singers was about as much as Donna and I could handle so we decided to walk back to the hotel which was less than half a mile. We actually walked a little farther because we got turned around. After restarting my maps app, I forgot to switch it to walking so we were following the driving directions. We had a good laugh and made it back to the hotel bar before the group did. According to Joe, they had to sit through two more sets of Fado singers. He said they should have left with us. LOL. Here are the pics from today.

Joe driving our tour bus.

The line queuing for the Monastery Jerónimos.


The stone work is amazing.


Inside the Monastery where they signed the agreement to join the EU.


The confessional doors.


The tile work in Lisbon is amazing.


The line for getting the little custard pies. This is the original one and we did get to have some. It is kind of like going to New Orleans and standing in line for beignets.

We toured the Carrage museum. It was similar to the one at the Hermitage in St. Petersburg but much better.



A copy of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Tomb of the unknown soldiers for the African wars.

The main Gate in Lisbon in ancient times to protect and tax ships coming into port. It used to be in the center of the river, however they filled in half of the river after a big earthquake and tsunami.

Large monument celebrating the Portuguese navigation of the ancient world.

Large world Map showing the different sailings through the early years.

The wavy tiles make you feel like you're walking in ditches.

An old elevator the locals used to use to get to the upper levels go the city.

Dinner at the Fado restaurant.

Appetizers.

The cream of potato soup with cabbage.

The sea bass was delicious.

The first Fado singer.

Our walk home

Still walking. 


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