Lisbon: Lunch at Cervejaria Ramiro, Pedro IV Square, Ginjinha, Landeau Chocolate, Pastéis de Belém, Jerónimos Monastery, Loja das Conservas, Praça do Município, Praça do Comércio, Santa Justa Lift, night at Real Residência Suite Hotel.
Drive: Approximately 315 km (195 miles) - 2 hours 50 minutes
Lisbon:
When we arrived in Lisbon, we checked into our hotel first, and then took the metro to get to lunch. The metro station,
São Sebastião, was just a short walk from our hotel. We bought a one-day pass that allows you to ride unlimited metro and bus for 24 hours.
Lunch at Cervejaria Ramiro. A seafood restaurant founded on April 7, 1956. Lisbon, Portugal.
"Edible" crab. Cervejaria Ramiro, Lisbon, Portugal.
Garlic shrimp, bread, tiger prawns, and finished off the meal with a steak sandwich. Cervejaria Ramiro, Lisbon, Portugal.
Walked over to Pedro IV Square after lunch to stop by Ginjinha. This is the Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, a rebuilt 19th-century palace that is now a Portuguese National Theater. Lisbon, Portugal.
Ginjinha. A Portuguese cherry liqueur sold by the shot glass. Lisbon, Portugal.
Ginjinha. Cherries are allowed to ferment in brandy and sugar, water, and cinnamon are added. Lisbon, Portugal.
Cappuccino and chocolate cake from Landeau Chocolate. This was average. Landeau Chocolate is actually a chain. It started drizzling, so we waited out the rain a little bit by eating chocolate cake. Lisbon, Portugal.
We then took the bus from Landeau Chocolate over to Pastéis de Belém for pastéis de nata, or Portugese egg tart. This was delicious. Pastéis de Belém was founded in 1837. The recipe was developed by monks from the Jerónimos Monastery, who sold these pastries to help fund the monastery. Pastéis de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal.
Jerónimos Monastery. A monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome with late Gothic style architecture. Lisbon, Portugal.
We took the bus back into the city center. There was some kind of event going on at Praça do Município and the roads were blocked off, so the bus dropped us off at the Corpo Santo bus stop. As we were walking, we randomly saw this store, Loja das Conservas, or House of Canned Goods. They have canned goods from all over Portugal beautifully displaced with a brief description of the history of the different canning factories. Loja das Conservas, Lisbon, Portugal.
Praça do Município. They were setting up for some kind of event and the roads were blocked off. I believe the event was related to the inauguration of their new president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. He was sworn in as president early that morning and would be the fifth Head of State to take office since the 1974 Revolution. There were small event venues being set up all over the city. Lisbon, Portugal.
Arco da Rua Augusta, an ornate triumphal arch completed in 1875 at Praça do Comércio. We walked up the street here, R. Augusta, where there are a lot of restaurants and shops. Lisbon, Portugal.
View of Ponte 25 de Abril, a Golden Gate-style suspension brdige linking Lisbon and Almada, and a statue of Jesus Christ up on the hilltop at the Santuario Nacional de Cristo Rei, from Cais das Colunas. Lisbon, Portugal.
After walking up R. Augusta, we went over to the Santa Justa Lift. You can wait in line at the bottom to take a ride in the lift to the top. Instead of waiting, we walked up to the top from Carmo Convent, and you get some nice views of the city. This is looking down R. do Carmo.
