Here's Tuesday's update! I know it's a day late, but it was full of fun and busy from dawn til dusk! For once we actually went out at night, because our roommate Grace, a teacher from Texas who's been at an international school in Italy, left this morning. But first-during the day, we visited Portugal's Cristo Rei, their version of the Brazilian giant stone Christ the Redeemer statue. We took the ferry, and then a little bus and then the elevator up to the top!
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| looking back from the ferry |
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| looking up... |
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| at the balcony at the top! |
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i loved this view. it's crazy how the pont 25 du abril
is the golden gate's twin!! sneaky builders. |
After that, we walked for a very long time to Belém, a little town next to Lisboa that's famous for their pastéis de nata. I already posted about how much I love these pastries, so I just had to stop in to try these famous ones.
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| it's a factory in there! |
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| delicious. |
And then we walked down to the water to see the monument to the discovery of America (since apparently Columbus set off from around here on his journeys.
That night, we regrouped with Grace at the hostel and then she and I grabbed a bite to eat while Rachel finished up her blog (although she missed out on some delicious salmon ceviche). Then we all headed out to Terraço: Bairro Alto Hotel. It's the rooftop bar of a fancy hotel and was so much fun. And the food/drink was delicious! I got a coconut lemonade and lavender creme brûlée. Snobby comment: the brûlée tasted like regular brûlée, I couldn't taste the lavender at all. Oh well-it was still delicious! The lemonade was to die for.
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| we could see the bridge and the cristo rei |
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| candid |
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| horrible lighting but here we are! |
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| what a view, huh? |
So much fun. One of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences that I'm grateful I was able to have!
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