Day 10: Into the World of Lisbon, Capital of Explorers

So we arise early for a dash into Lisbon, as we needed to drop off the little Black Beast and check into our hotel. So with a huge amount of pottery, wine and stinky clothes, we decided to drop off the bags first before our black and competent transportation device was returned to the airport. After the fun of this, we jumped on a bus into the city and walked to the water's edge. At the edge of the "harbour" there really wasn't a great deal to see or that was happening, and they were working on the main square down there. So we strolled about, mostly map free, as we tend to do these days. Instead of boring you all with stories, I will just put up some photos of Lisbon.... fair deal?

But I will give short little comments about them too :) happy days.

Ok, so on the water front, they have these olive trees in big plastic holders with seats in them. The best part is that they are on wheels and you can move them around the place. It is a great idea especially for a big yard. The homeless people who sleep in them seemed to think so, too.
We had lunch in a restaurant on the second floor of a building. It was a great place to people watch but we thought it was strange as everyone was stopping and pointing or taking photos just next to us. We came out to find that it was the Elevador Santa Justa . We are such funny tourists sometimes.
Just being a tourist photographing the fountains.
This was when Marty realised she was going to marry a photo monster. I dragged her, after I almost had a tantrum on the tram, through the blustery conditions in a huge rush to get to the Monument of Discoveries so we would be there at sunset. We were probably about 10 minutes late as you can tell by the light. Sorry Marty.
Who is blowing on Australia now?
Marty with her great bounty from Pasteis de Belem. Oh the joy to be had from a small bag full of custard, pastry, cinnamon and powdered sugar.
ohhhhhhh yeah!
The famous Belem and his tiny little bronzed brother.
Belem the classical concert goer?
Nearby Monastery built with the proceeds of Latin America pillage, I mean, proceeds. Right?
So it was cold, compared to what we had earlier in the trip. And we really really liked these pastry covered custard delights. So we ordered 6 and then two glasses of cherry liquour. Result? We finished them all warm and joyful, and still made the last tram back home!