Lisbon June 2

We rode a more modern tram this morning, to Belém. This is an important area of Lisbon, very historic with a big focus on the global exploration by the Portuguese.

We got off the tram at the Jerónimos Monastery, which is huge! We knew in advance that their museum is closed on Mondays, so we weren’t disappointed. Yesterday we saw the huge lineup to get in so we had decided to miss this, even though it is said to be amazing.

Instead we went into the Museu de Marinha. This is at one end of the Jerónimos building, and covers the maritime history of Portuguese for the last five hundred years or so! I knew Portugal 🇵🇹 did a lot of exploration and colonization but wasn’t familiar with all the history. It was quite fascinating!

And then we walked over to the river to see the Monument to the Discoveries.

From there we headed to Pasteis de Belém, to taste the “best Pasteis de Nata” in Lisbon. They all taste the same to me, wonderful!

Next we boarded the Tram 15 to return to central Lisbon.Read more