Jardim Botanico university of Lisbon
2018年6月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
That is a huge london plane tree, Platanus x acerfolia
Their bougainvillea is climbing up and over what may have been the old main entrance. there was a burnt out building next to this. Colin and Iもっと詳しく
Jardim Botanico - lisbon univeristy
2018年6月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
They had a monocot section which was interesting.
That is a calla lily - a weed in south africa where it is native. there is a story of a colonial aristocrat/gentleman in South Africa, ordering upもっと詳しく
Jardin botanica -University of Lisbon
2018年6月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
These are flowering spikes of agave. the first one I don't know the species. no label and I wasn't about to crawl in with all those spiky things.
the 2nd one is agave chiapensis native to mexico andもっと詳しく
jardim botanic university of lisbon
2018年6月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
we left the garden and grabbed a coffee and a desert at a small coffee shop across the street. seems to be a common practice here as it was rather busy for 7 pm and it was not dinners they wereもっと詳しく
Park Jardim do Principe Real -lisbon
2018年6月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
after our snack of Pasteis de Nata (the portuguese egg custard) and honey cake? with cream filling we are off looking for another lookout.
en route we pass by this lovely park. fromもっと詳しく
Miradoura de Sao Pedro de alcantara -lis
2018年6月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
This was a very busy "touristy" lookout. as we were wandering along the street en route (Dom Pedro V) it was getting more upscale. Lots of boutiques, trendier restaurants and a lot busier. the viewもっと詳しく
Igreja do Carmo lisbon
2018年6月11日, ポルトガル ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
This is the church that is ruins. We went down , down , down, a back alley, but we went down too far. We ended up having to back up the Calcada do Carmo to get to the square where the church isもっと詳しく
Bario alto Lisbon- riverfront
2018年6月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Nice walk along river on the way over to the Plaza of Commerce.
they have a sea bus like boat like we do that connects one side of lisbon to the suburb side of lisbon.
the statue is in a squareもっと詳しく
Bario Alto Lisbon -riverfront
2018年6月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
They had a lot of lounges set up for people to relax on.
a fellow building rock towers
Terreiro do Paco lisbon
2018年6月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
we got a later start, left apartment and wandered down to the river. It is a nice walk. Like vancouver's waterfront.
• Statue is of Jose I, the king who gave control of the government to his chiefもっと詳しく
Praco commercia lisbon - arch de triumph
2018年6月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Arc de triumph in the Baxia.
• Vasco Da Gama on the left and Pombal on the right
• There was also a women on top placing laurel wreathes on the heads of 2 ?? mercury maybe and someone else.
Rue Augusta - Baixa Chiado lisbon
2018年6月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
as you walk under the arc you enter this big pedestrian mall. Very busy, even though no cruise ship terminals.
WE walked up the Rue Augustata under the arch towards another square at the top a fewもっと詳しく
Rue Augusta - Baxio Chiado Lisbon
2018年6月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
The mall along Rue Augusta
-Looking up a side street towards the Castle in the Alfama area
-a nice sweet shop, old wood frame, not the cast iron like we have in our Gastown, but wood. We saw one pieceもっと詳しく
Rossio Square - lisbon
2018年6月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Rossio Square, lots of interesting views from the square. You can see the ruins of the Convento de Carmello up in the Bario Alta on the hill, and the castle on the other side in the Alfama.
I lovedもっと詳しく
Rossio square - lisbon
2018年6月12日, ポルトガル ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
That is the national theatre, on the site of an old palace
the sta justa elevator going up to the Bario Alto
looking up another side street, see the flight of stairs, that heads up to the Barioもっと詳しく



















































































