July 17 - Lisbon, Portugal

Well it only took me 3 tries to actually get to Lisbon, Portugal. I have tried twice before on Transatlantics, but the weather was never conducive to stop there. We took a Hippo Trip excursion, which was an amphibious vehicle that toured us around the city and then we viewed the city from the Tagus River.

The City looked lovely, clean and bright

We saw Jeronimos Monastery where we had scrumptious custard cream pastries crafted from a secret recipe from the Jeronimos monks.  Yummy, yummy!



City view from the River


The National Pantheon

Churches


Basilica da Estrela

Government Buildings

Monuments - the last one is the "Naked Truth"


Castelo de Sao Jorge

Pastel colored houses 


Colorful steps and artwork around the City 



Nice Mosaics

Torre de Belem, which is a prison that when at high tide the water would enter the prison cells

Ponte de Abril Suspension Bridge

Coming into port, you can see Christ the Redeemer off to the Right 

From the adjacent hill

From the River Tagus. You can see Optis racing.

And heading out to sea 



Their own, Christ the Redeemer. Two meter shorter than the one in Brazil


The Monument to the Discoveries, which is a stylized caravel seeming to be setting out to sea, with Henry the Navigator in its prow. On the 2 lateral ramps ascending to the symbolic figure of the Prince are some of the significant characters of the Portuguese overseas expansion and cultural names from the age of the Discoveries. Thirty two in total, all portrayed with symbols that allude to their identity: navigators, cartographers, warriors, colonizers, missionaries, and artists. 



Residences


Downtown

The Pink Street 

Cool Structures








Trolleys, Cablecars & Streetcars everywhere

They have a nice beach with sailing lessons going on. 


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