Just writing a quick post while Fei's sleeping... Meaning a photo post of Lisbon!
Me in Jeronimos Monastery.. Gorgeous place!
Monastery--Rick Steves, travel guy, calls it his favorite cloister in Europe
Tower of Belém. Was a defense post of the bay at one point, then turned more into a lighthouse.
Pastel de belém! They have been making Portuguese egg tarts since the 1800s! And it was pretty much the best one I've ever had. Soft and custards with a hint of cinnamon, crunchy and flaky crust, all hot and fresh from the oven.
Day in Sintra, a historical city outside of Lisbon. Here is the moorish castle, which dates back to the first or second century. Kinda reminds me of the Great Wall...
Totally the Great Wall.
We hiked to the top!! Gold star :)
Awe-inspiring... The well of initiation in an estate in Sintra (Regeilera, I think.) I immediately thought, batman cave! But this one has stairs ;)
It's supposed to inspire a feeling of a celestial, ethereal connection. It was rumored to have been used for Masonic rites.
The Palace of Pena. It looks lik Excalibur!!
Portugal is known for arts and crafts (especially beautiful hand-painted tiles, see next pic) and Fado, a type of music sometimes likened to Portuguese blues.
Portuguese tiles
Codfish with cream, practically the national food of Portugal. The food here is good but soooo salty!
Narrow walkways, steep hills, cable cars, fog, a bridge which is the spitting image of the GGB... Squint and it's San Francisco!
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