This past weekend, Patrick and I took a little jaunt to our beautiful neighbor to the west, Portugal. We lucked out with gorgeous, sunny weather, which only added to the allure and elegance of the country.
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| Fountain in Rossio Square, in the heart of Lisbon |
We spent our weekend in the capital city of Lisbon. Lisbon is a very refined and sophisticated looking city, and gave me a much different feeling than I've ever had from Spain. It is one of the oldest cities in the world, and has a certain charm that makes you fall in love. The buildings are so ornate and are exactly what I picture when I think of Europe.
Our hostel advertised a free walking tour, so we made sure to take advantage of it, as we didn't know too much about the city. We weren't expecting much, but were pleasantly surprised; it was fantastic! We saw so many beautiful places and were able to learn all the different stories behind them, things we wouldn't have known about without our savvy (and somewhat shaggy) guide.
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| Our travel partners for the weekend :) |
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| Santa Engracia Church |
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| Looking out over Lisbon |
We did A LOT of walking during this trip, but it definitely paid off. The views, statues and monuments we saw were incredible! We even stumbled upon the local's entrance to a high viewpoint of the city, for which most people end up paying 5 euros to take an elevator to the top. We nonchalantly walked right up there from the back, and enjoyed the views for free.
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| See what I told you...great views! |
On our last day in Lisbon, we took a taxi to a little suburb called Belem. While there, we sampled the famous Pasteis de Belem, toured the Jeronimos Monastery and explored the Belem Tower. It was a great day trip with some beautiful sights.
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| Extremely ornate monastery |
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| In front of the Belem Tower |
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| Very narrow pathways in the Tower |
Overall, it was an amazing trip with great views, great company and new sights.
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| Praca de Comercios |
I'll leave you with this photo gem of Patrick, sampling the famous pastries of Belem. He was definitely our source of laughter the whole weekend, ensuring that there was never a dull moment. :)
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| Cute, isn't he? |
Hasta luego!
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