We spent a lovely day In Lisbon today. We started the day by rendezvousing with our nephew (cousin) Anthony. We got on a Hop-On Hop-Off tour of the city. It allowed us to see a lot of things that are not in our neighborhood. The tour included a stop at the Belem Tower. It has stood in the Lisbon Harbor for centuries. As we regrouped under a shade tree with a bottle of water we ran into Anthony's cousin and travel companion, strictly by coincidence. Austin and Anthony had split up for the day as Austin was meeting a freind. When the meeting fell through he went to Belem Tower and by happenstance he ran into us! The boys are on a 5 week trip through Europe and we were very glad our travel plans aligned!
Our bus tour included: Avenue da Liberdade (NYC 5th Ave.), the Basilica de Estrela and The Belem Palace. The tour also included a harbor tour where we got better looks of the Cristo Rei statue and the Lisbon (25th of April) Bridge.
Tired from our touring we spent some time at a Portuguese wine tasting spot. The stop came as a chance to regroup, catch up with Anthony and get to know Austin. Both are great guys.
We retraced some of the plazas we had seen last night and stopped at a hole-n-the-wall place for a ginjinha tasting. It's a well known drink in Lisbon and tastes a lot like cheery bounce and is served in a shot glass.
We had another great dinner followed by gelato. We said good-bye to the guys and headed back to our temporary home here in Lisbon.
Our bus tour included: Avenue da Liberdade (NYC 5th Ave.), the Basilica de Estrela and The Belem Palace. The tour also included a harbor tour where we got better looks of the Cristo Rei statue and the Lisbon (25th of April) Bridge.
Tired from our touring we spent some time at a Portuguese wine tasting spot. The stop came as a chance to regroup, catch up with Anthony and get to know Austin. Both are great guys.
We retraced some of the plazas we had seen last night and stopped at a hole-n-the-wall place for a ginjinha tasting. It's a well known drink in Lisbon and tastes a lot like cheery bounce and is served in a shot glass.
We had another great dinner followed by gelato. We said good-bye to the guys and headed back to our temporary home here in Lisbon.
San Jeroninos Monastary
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