"Alone, it’s just a journey. Now adventures, they must be shared."
- The Stranger, Rings of Power
Carlos and I; back at it again.
*Que The Boys Are Back in Town*
That's right folks! I'm in Lisbon, ready to party for a few days with my old roomie.
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| Tracks |
I've ridden trains before, but this is my first experience with a true underground metro system.
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| Jardim de Roque Gameiro |
Our first stop to see the mouth of the Tagus harbor.
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| N6 and a municipal powerplant |
Taking a pedestrian bridge alongside Praça Afonso de Alberquerque, crossing N6.
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| Mosteiro dos Jerónimos |
Walking down R. de Belém. Our first stop in Lisbon is the neighborhood of Belém.
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| Pastéis de Belém |
Pastel de nata is a Portuguese egg custard tart pastry, optionally dusted with cinnamon. Ours came with powdered sugar as well. According to Carlos, this place in Belém sells the best ones.
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| Padrão dos Descobrimentos |
a monument erected in memory of the Portuguese navigators of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and Prince Henry the Navigator. There is an incredible amount of history and symbolism represented in this 1960s structure.
We have our pastéis and are ready to watch the sunset.
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| Sunset on the Tagus River |
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| Mini Torre de Belém |
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| Torre de Belém |
16th century fortification placed to defend the mouth of the Targus River.
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| Giants among men |
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| Biplane Seaplane |
A cool Portuguese plane for the 100th anniversary of the Portuguese air force in 2017.
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| Mosteiro dos Jerónimos |
The necropolis of the Portuguese royal dynasty of Aviz in the 16th century. Its construction funded by a tax on the profits of the yearly Portuguese India Armadas.
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| LXFactory Market |
In 1846, a fabric production plant was created in Alcântara, Lisbon. The industrial complex spanned over a total of 23.000 m2 and was one of the most important undertakings the city had so far seen. Forward to the late 20th century and the location was an abandoned, run-down and decrepit inner-city area that desperately needed a makeover. A private investor decided to take on the challenge of creating something new out of almost one hundred years of history.
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| Time Out Market |
The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in a historic market hall in Lisbon, quickly turning into the most popular destination in the city with 4m visitors a year. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion in North America, with Time Out Market opening in five major cities in 2019--I would say rather unfortunate timing to invest millions in restaurant dining...
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| Francesinha |
From top to bottom: fried egg, cheese, ham, sausage, beef, bread.
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| Pink Street |
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| Miradoura da Graça |
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| Two heads are better than one |
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| Erasmus Corner |
(Where all the exchange students get cheap beer) Erasmus is the name of the EU student education program. We were also offered a lot of drugs; takes me back to Rio...
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| Grabbing some McFlurries. |
Now why would two guys holding McFlurries want cocaine? Know your customer as well as your product.
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| Arco da Rua Augusta |
Its construction was scheduled in 1759, in the framework of pombaline reconstruction after the destruction of downtown Lisbon by the earthquake of 1755. (This famous earthquake sparked the scientific study of earthquakes).
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| Santa Apolónia |
Train station by our residence.
Carlos dropping me off for the night
I got to meet two other exchange students, Marti and Andre, from Eastern Europe (Bulgaria and somewhere else I can't remember).
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