Lisbon, Portugal

We had a tour today with Ana the guide and about 12 other people. We were very surprised how small a group it turned out to be.

Most of Lisbon is reclaimed land from the ocean and river, similar to how Venice uses huge beams to hold everything up. In the 1700 they had a 9.5 earthquake that decimated the majority of Lisbon.

We visited the tower of Belem. Traffic was congested so the bus had to travel down narrow streets lined on both sides with parked cars. I think he only hit one car mirror?

Then we stopped at the Ribeira market and bought Pastella de Nada custard tarts. That was when we realized the pouch with the Euros was no longer in mom’s purse. (It was in our cabin on the ship.) Which was fine because there was no time for shops.

Then we walked about three miles around the heart of the city, like many European cities there were large squares with fountains and statues. Personally I liked the trolly trains but we didn’t have time to ride one.

When our walk was finished we headed back to the ship around 4:30.Read more