Pastel de Natas - Portugal is famous for these pastries. The are custard in pastry shell. Delicious.

Bulls in marble at the train station outside the arena.

All the performers this evening. There was a lot of pageantry involved.

2nd Day in Lisbon

September 7, 2024 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F

2nd day started with the Monestary of Jerónimos ,moved on to the monument to the discovery - Vasco de Gama, Magellan, King Manuel 1 who sponsored them, etc. and finished with a Portuguese bull fight. It differs from a Spanish bull fight in that they don’t kill the bull in front of the audience. It is more about a display of horsemanship. There is a matador, but he is not the main performer. The cavaleiro is, and they were very skilled. There was also a group of 8 men called forcados who then wrestled the bull to the ground without anything to protect them.Read more