Today is our last day in Lisbon. It is truly another city with which we have fallen in love.
The day started with a walk to Pink Street. It had been an area frequented by international sailors and it was Lisbon's red light district. Now it has been gentrified and features cafe's, restaurants and numerous bars.
We had a meal at the Time Out Market. The place is very much like Milwaukee's Public Market. There were countless food vendors. The food was wonderful as was the atmosphere.
Afterward we made our way up to the top of the city. The views from atop the city were amazing. We got some good photos but I don't thing they do it justice. We walked down to the main city through many, very narrow, very steep cobblestone roads and stairs. We were never very sure where we were but we knew we were heading down.
When we finally got down we took a cab to the Elevador Santa Justa. It was created by a colleague of Eiffel (of The Eiffel Tower fame). The elevator took us from the street level up 150 feet to Barrio Alto, a different district of the city.
Today was a walk/stroll day. This afternoon we walked some of the plazas and headed home to regroup and start packing.
We had our last dinner together at yet another outdoor cafe nearby. Virtually all of our meals have been eaten outside except a dinner in Seville when the temperature was 110 degrees.
Tomorrow we all head to the airport. Cathy and I are heading home while Erin and Kathleen head to Scandinavia but tonight we finished our visit with a final class of Port.
The day started with a walk to Pink Street. It had been an area frequented by international sailors and it was Lisbon's red light district. Now it has been gentrified and features cafe's, restaurants and numerous bars.
We had a meal at the Time Out Market. The place is very much like Milwaukee's Public Market. There were countless food vendors. The food was wonderful as was the atmosphere.
Afterward we made our way up to the top of the city. The views from atop the city were amazing. We got some good photos but I don't thing they do it justice. We walked down to the main city through many, very narrow, very steep cobblestone roads and stairs. We were never very sure where we were but we knew we were heading down.
When we finally got down we took a cab to the Elevador Santa Justa. It was created by a colleague of Eiffel (of The Eiffel Tower fame). The elevator took us from the street level up 150 feet to Barrio Alto, a different district of the city.
Today was a walk/stroll day. This afternoon we walked some of the plazas and headed home to regroup and start packing.
We had our last dinner together at yet another outdoor cafe nearby. Virtually all of our meals have been eaten outside except a dinner in Seville when the temperature was 110 degrees.
Tomorrow we all head to the airport. Cathy and I are heading home while Erin and Kathleen head to Scandinavia but tonight we finished our visit with a final class of Port.
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