Lisbon is located on the Tagus River 9 miles from the
Atlantic ocean. Magnificent views greet our ship at arrival.
Lighthouse marks the enrtance to the port
Fort on the shore
Fleet of Fishing Boats
25th April Bridge is near
the ships dock
Bridge and Christ the King Statue across the river Tagus
Belem Tower
Explorer's Memorial,
Christ the King
a Gift from Brazil
Scenes from the Tour Bus ride
We purchased the round trip shuttle tickets to the central
Square.... There was over an hour wait predicted before the bus
we were assigned to would leave...
We decided to walk 10 minutes to the Local Tram stop and then ride into
town... We Beat the Shuttle to the plaza and saved our return
tickets for the ride back.
I had to find an ATM to get cash for the
Hop-on-Hop-off. As always these are the best buy in Touring.
The triple Cheese Pizza was done on a very light and fluffy crust. The
Tomato sauce had a nice tangy taste.... Quite Differennt and
Quite Good. Rating ****$$+
Scenes from the tram ride to Castel St George
After lunch of Beer and Pizza we caught Tram 28 to the
castle...Actully we went past the castle stop before I asked
the
conductor for
directions. He told us to go back two stops.
We were at a lovely Plaza in front of St Andrews Abby Church. We
took a picture there and the sequence that follows:
The road is Very Narrow but two way auto traffic is handled by taking
to the Sidewalk to let the Other direction Pass.
There are sections where the downhill tram cuts off on a siding spur
and waits for the Up hill tram to pass. Some places are so Narrow that
you can reach out and touch the Building passing 18 inches away.
Tram 28
St Andrews
St Andrews Monastery
Looking down to the Tagus
City view from Castel St George
At fifteen minutes to five we rushed down the Hill to catch the 5
PM
Shuttle back to the Ship....
We actually made it down faster than the Tram that we had just missed.
We packed a lot of sight seeing into a 10 am to 5pm window.
Check off
Lisbon On to Palma, Mallorca
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