Railing thru Europe: Stop 1.2 Portugal – Lisbon
After the 3hr ride southwards from Porto we arrived at Lisboa but was still feeling unsettled as we haven’t found accommodations yet … we arrived pretty late in the evening so we only had a few hours to find a place to sleep before sunset (thank you long summer daylight!).
Leaving Porto's Campanha Station and arriving at Lisbon's Entrecampos Station
- Taking the metro in Lisbon
We chanced upon a hostel and enquired about vacancies but they said they were fully booked so we continued searching elsewhere but things looked pretty bleak and we needed help. We went back to the same hostel and asked the receptionist if he knew of any other hostels that might have availability. He went off and came back with a guy who said he had accommodations for us (for a nominal fee). He had booked a 2 bedroom apartment on a wrong date as he thought his girlfriend was due to arrive in Lisboa today, but in fact was due the next day! We took up his offer and he brought us to the apartment to put our stuff. We were so lucky!
Our room in the apartment
The other room in the apartment shared by our saviour! haha...
Me, Yee, Sharon (our saviour's mom) and our saviour Andrew.
The arch heading towards Praca do Comercio
Praca do Comercio
Praca de D. Pedro IV
Taking the Electric tram to Belem
Flea market at the park just outside Mosteiro dos Jeronimos
The Mosteiro dos Jeronimos (Hieronymites Monastery)
Tomb of Vasco Da Gama
Tomb of Luis Vaz de Camoes
A nice painting of an Egyptian Cat in one of the art galleries
The Torre de Belem - a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a symbol of Portugal's past maritime glory
inside the Torre de Belem - many cannons surround the ground floor as this place also acts as a defensive structure
From the top you are able to even see the Ponte 25 De Abril in the distance
The Padrao dos Descobrimentos (Monument to the Discoveries)
The Perks of having a small car!! Great way to parallel park if you don't have space!
A very famous cafe that serves the best Portuguese egg tarts ever!
Served with Cinnamon and sugar icing
Torre de Belem - Made of cream and cake...yummy...
Saw a group of people dressed in traditional Portuguese clothes marching down the streets beating drums and playing the accordion
As the apartment is only available for 1 night, we asked if the hostel had beds available for the next 2 nights, luckily they had vacancies and we managed to secure our lodging for our stay in Lisbon. Whew……
Street taken from the view of our hostel
So far, among all the dorm hostels that we have stayed, this hostel gave us the best security and a peace of mind.
One of the antique trams of Lisboa
The Basilica da Estrela
A Flea market in a park just opposite the Basilica Da Estrela
Estádio da Luz
Statue of the Legend Eusebio
Apparently someone just decided to throw the whole chunk of a faulty escalator by a ditch near the stadium??
The stadium modeled in Lego!
Benfica actually HAS A EAGLE in the megastore!!!
The Rossio Train Station.
Decided to come to this place by the Rossio train station to try the portuguese food as the price looked reasonable but this place is always crowded
Taking a snapshot with a Bronze statue
The city of Lisboa is full of uphill and downhill... just like life ain't it? haha...
The Castelo De Sao Jorge at the top of the hill overlooking the city
After a night’s rest, we will head to the neighbouring town of Sintra for a day trip before taking the night train to Spain!
J and Yee signing off
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