Final morning

A beautiful sunny morning for our last morning. Leisurely breakfast with views, then we set off for a local wander starting down our favourite steps. Turning right we found the foot of the Sta. Justa lift. Next we found a fabric shop where we bought a bargain festive tablecloth. Round in Praça Figueiro we passed the small line for tram 25 then briefly into Iglesias Sao Domingos, which had clearly suffered a catastrophic fire at one time. Passing the Rossio train station from below we had a view of the facade.
We then found the bottom of the Gloria funicular and travelled up in the front rubbing shoulders with the driver it was that full! At the top there is another amazing view over the city over to Castel Sao Jorge and down to the sea. Last stop was the first truly exotically decorated church of Sao Roche, with sacristy decorated completely with paintings celebrating the life of St. Francis Xavier. There was also a temporary exhibition of interest and gorgeous decorations in the side chapels.
We were back at the top of our steps, with just time for a cuppa before checking out and descending for an early lunch ahead of catching the Aerobus 1 to the airport.Read more