Lisbon, Portugal

We went to Lisbon with Shaz and Rose back in February. Lisbon is a traditional European city with ornate buildings, cobbled streets and trams. On our first day, we visited the UNESCO World heritage protected Jeronimos Monastery built in 1502, saw the iconic Belem Tower by the water and the Discoveries Monument in Belem, where Christopher Columbus stopped by on his way back to Europe after discovering the New World. The day was ended by joining the local queue for the famous Portugese egg tarts!



Day 2 was spent in Sintra, a UNESCO heritage site. We visited the National Palace with its iconic twin chimneys and the medieval Pena Palace. Shaz took us to a great restaurant called Tacho Real which was a finalist for a 2008 Michelin star (just as well, before it becomes expensive)! Back in Lisbon, Rose and I tried some strong Portugese coffee at a traditional cafe near our hotel.



Our final day in Lisbon was spent riding the Santa Justa elevator, visiting St Georges Cathedral and the Bairro Alto and the Alfama District, whilst Garry spent half the day glued to his mobile with his "mistress" (Guess who?). Again, we decided to stuff ourselves with more egg tarts before boarding the flight back to London! I think all of us were happy not to see another tart for a while!