Last day in Lisbon

Started the day with a little laundry and Ashley did a run on the path by the beach. Apparently there’s a heat wave in Portugal and Spain at the moment. No wonder we were struggling walking around midday in Cascais.
Today actually felt better while heading into Lisbon. We walked around, found the “pink street”, only to discover they are turning it yellow for the week.
We road a tuck-tuck (a very practical vehicle for getting around the steep and narrow streets of Lisbon).
Made our way up the stairs to the viewpoint of Elevador de Santa.
The Elevador de Santa Justa was constructed as part of a city-wide project to help Lisbon’s residents navigate the many steep hills of the city.
It was conceived by the ingenious Portuguese engineer of French descent, Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard.
Construction of the lift began in 1900 and was successfully completed in 1902.
The market was our last stop and we spent quite a bit of time looking at all the different types of food, fresh fruit and flowers.
We took a scenic drive out of Lisbon, because quite frankly I’m going to miss this place!Read more