Portugal - Lisbon

Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and a busy city with lots of tourists. In English, we call the capital of Portugal "Lisbon". In Portuguese, it's "Lisboa".

What did we do? As you can imagine, we did not do any of the touristy things. Sharon created a walking tour and we did several death marches around the city.

São Pedro de Alcântara Viewpoint is one of the best with superb views from the Barrio Alto district.

Bust of Afonso de Albuquerque

O Cauteleiro is a tribute to local lottery ticket sellers. Visitors like to rub the ticket for good luck.

Rossio Square has been a main square since the medieval ages and has been the site for public revolts, celebrations, bullfights and executions over centuries.

Dom Pedro IV

Rossio North Fountain

Rossio South Fountain

Lisbon Cathedral  is the oldest church in the city built in 1147.

Santa Luzia Viewpoint is one of the most famous viewpoints over Lisbon.

Tourist getting off the tram (Tram 28)
to see the same view

Statue of Saint Vicente

Saint George's Castle we walked to the Castle but did not go in. The queue (line) was very long and we've seen our share of castles over the last seven plus months.

The line to get in the Castle

Break Time 

Ohhh a bench! Let's sit.

Commerce Square and Tagus River Viewpoint - Pier 1929

Monument to King José I

Rua Augusta Arch was built to commemorate the city's reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake.

Santa Justa Lift is a 19th century industrial-era lift used to transport tourists up 45 meters.

Time Out Market Lisbon was the first market in the world where everything has been chosen, tasted and tested by an independent panel of city experts: Time Out’s own journalists and critics. And locals and tourists alike have voted it a huge hit – it’s now among Portugal’s most visited attractions.

OMG! Sharon had to go to the bathroom (really bad) and of course it was closed for cleaning.  She went into the family bathroom and when she came out she was laughing hysterically. The toilet was a child's size toilet 🚻. When you gotta go you gotta go!

Dom Luis Garden

Pink Street was the Red Light district of Lisbon. Home of brothels, shady bars, gambling houses, and dodgy places.

Avenida da Liberdade is Lisbon's most luxurious shopping street,.

Trams and  Trolleys

All the ups and downs!

When we go down we have
to go back up

I'm happy. I have a beer.

Lots of steps

Unique knife sharpener

Quiosque Príncipe Real a small beer \ wine kiosk and a great place to people watch.

What \ where did we eat?

Time Out Market -- the market was packed at lunch time but we found two seats and didn't have to wait too long for our food. We got Thai food. Not nearly as good as Thailand but it was good. We thought it was little pricey. It is a tourist attraction!

Pad Thai

Jungle Curry with Rice

Codfish Cakes a small little eatery across from Santa Luzia Viewpoint. 

Codfish Cakes (if they add cheese
they are not authentic)

Fried Rice

Coyo Taco - Príncipe Real a Mexican restaurant about 10 doors down from our AirBnb. Remember... we already did our death march for the day. The food and service was good.

Guacamole with 3 sauces

Which sauce should I try first

Oh look up... she is taking a pic

Pollo Al Carbon
Grilled Marinated Chicken 🐔 

Al Pastor
Marinated Pork

On our last morning, being the loving husband that I am, I got up super early 🙃 😅 and went to the local padaria, A Padaria Portuguesa, to pick up pastries.

Where did we stay? AirBnB -- Libest Principe Real 4. It had parking but was quite the challenge to find when they don't give you the correct address. The apartment was nice and spacious.

When did we go? 10 - 13 October 2023

How did we get here? Drove from Sao Martinho do Porto to Lisbon (about 70 miles).

Roundabout artwork

The address provided through AirBnB is the green dot. The actual address is the red dot and the blue dot represents the parking garage. We arrived during rush hour with traffic controls in place. To get from the green dot to the blue dot was a nightmare. 

We checked the box and visited Lisbon. We enjoyed our time there and two full days was enough (for us at least). We have been enjoying the quieter coastal towns more.

"Lisbon is tram-endous."