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martedì 13 novembre 2012
A holiday in Lisbon...day trips, cakes and more.
I had a nice VT meeting with Teresa Gama. She took me to a cafe for a coffee and some pasteis de Belèm.
Then we went to see the Palacio de Marquès de Bombal. Well, only the gardens of that palace are opened to visitors.
Teresa.
When I am in Lisbon I usually visit Cascais. It is a nice sea side town.
Cascais.
Sintra.
The National Palace, or Paco Real is one of the hig
hlights in Sintra. The
re is also a Moorish
castle
in ruin and anothe
r (fairytale
) castle; the Pena Palace.
My mother on the staircase of the palace.
Artnis is a beautiful shop in Sintra. Here they sell textilies, children clothes, soaps and various other items.
Here's the famous pasteis de Belèm. They are custard tarts (sprinkled with cinnamon or sugar...if you like.)
This is a piece of cake. I had it in Lisbon; at confectionery Suica at Rossio. It was very good.
I re visited Leiria after a short trip to Fatima. I have to take my mother there every time I go to Lisbon. I didn't like much Leiria this time. Probably because it wasn't sunny. The castle of Leiria is really beautiful.
Here's my mother. We had a very good cake in a cafe in Leiria after our stroll.
domenica 11 novembre 2012
A holiday in Lisbon...after several years.
Lisbon was built on seven hills (like Rome.) It has several
look out points called mir
adouros. You can enjoy v
ar
ious areas of the city from these. Here you see pa
rt of the Miradouro
de Santa Luzia
.
This pic was taken at the Miradouro de Sao Pedro de Alcantara. You can spot the castle
and part of the lower city from here.
Don't throw away your old car! recycle it!
Rossio is one of the main square in lower Lisbon. It is surrounded by several shops, cafes and resta
ur
ants.
This is part of the Jardim (garden) d
a
Estrela.
Bandstand at the Jardim da Estrela.
The Monastery of Jeronimos. It is located in Belèm; a suburb of Lisbon. Th
e
church and cloister w
ere
built in the X
VI century. Va
sc
o da Gama and other famous people are buried inside th
is church.
The cloi
ster has two storeys. It is very large.
I visited de Coaches Museum.Here you can see lots of carri
ages belonged to royal and noble people.
...to be continued.
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