Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 28, 2020 Author #201 Share Posted April 28, 2020 We soon moved on to our next stop - Belem . There we had hoped to see the monastery that was closed on our previous visit . Our guide went to get some of the pastries for our group and gave us some time for a quick visit . He also pointed out the long line to get into the monastery . He suggested that we go into the church instead where there was no line . It was immense and very beautiful inside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangefan Posted April 28, 2020 #202 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Joe and Pat, Great pictures of Lisbon.Even the statues look clean and unusual. I like going the MDR for the 3:30 tea. They usually have a great crowd . I always see quite a few men enjoying themselves at the tea. Sali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 28, 2020 Author #203 Share Posted April 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, Orangefan said: Joe and Pat, Great pictures of Lisbon.Even the statues look clean and unusual. I like going the MDR for the 3:30 tea. They usually have a great crowd . I always see quite a few men enjoying themselves at the tea. Sali Thanks Sali . We only went to that tea a couple of times and we want to try it in the room ( on the balcony ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 28, 2020 Author #204 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) After exiting the church I gave this lady some money and asked her if I could take her photo . She said yes but didn't smile . I wanted to a larger photo so we moved across the street This beautiful horse and young lady were there I wish that we could have gone for a ride but we didn't have the time . She was happy to smile ! Our group met back at the Banana Cafe to share our pastries before moving on . I didn't have my small camera that I use for food photos some I found this photo of the Pateis de Belem on Wikipedia . The egg custard taste great with the cinnamon . Edited April 28, 2020 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 28, 2020 Author #205 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Our next stop was very close and you can see the monastery and church in the distance The Monument to the Discoveries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padrão_dos_Descobrimentos Facing East toward the bridge Facing West toward the ocean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 28, 2020 Author #206 Share Posted April 28, 2020 The Belem Tower : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belém_Tower We loved seeing the little mom and pop businesses all around Europe . The people enjoyed what they were doing with an entrepreneurial spirit . It reminds me of the old days , when I was a kid , and we used to see this kind of freedom and spirit in the US , and when making money wasn't the main thing . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 28, 2020 #207 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I think I was in that same church. Very pretty. We went back in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbinMich Posted April 28, 2020 #208 Share Posted April 28, 2020 1 hour ago, scubacruiserx2 said: . . . I didn't have my small camera that I use for food photos some I found this photo of the Pateis de Belem on Wikipedia . The egg custard taste great with the cinnamon . Ah, those pastries! To die for IMHO. We've been to Lisbon 4x and I always get one. Once in Ponta Delgado in the Azores, I visited a grocery across from the port and found a package of the tarts, but nothing like the real thing straight from a bakery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 28, 2020 Author #209 Share Posted April 28, 2020 52 minutes ago, AF-1 said: I think I was in that same church. Very pretty. We went back in 2009. We were also there in 2009 on a TA on Celebrity . We did it ourselves but we saw a lot more with a guide and we were going out of the city next . On our balcony of the Constellation . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 28, 2020 Author #210 Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, BarbinMich said: Ah, those pastries! To die for IMHO. We've been to Lisbon 4x and I always get one. Once in Ponta Delgado in the Azores, I visited a grocery across from the port and found a package of the tarts, but nothing like the real thing straight from a bakery! Pat was posing for a photo in the take away line but we skipped the line and went inside for coffee , fresh tarts and watched how they were being made - loved it ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #211 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Our next point of interest was the casino in Estoril , which we circled . This was, during WW II , where Ian Fleming was inspired to write Casino Royale , thus beginning the James Bond series . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Estoril A little further along , we stopped here , next to the ocean There was a natural arch here And some beautiful homes A pretty area , on the way , to the fishing village of Cascais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 29, 2020 #212 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I love all the James Bond Movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #213 Share Posted April 29, 2020 41 minutes ago, AF-1 said: I love all the James Bond Movies We do too . We're scheduled to go to a place in Norway where they shot part of the new movie No time to die after this cruise . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #214 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Cascais was not what we imagined a fishing village to be . Perhaps at one time , but more a beach resort area now . Our van is behind the bus . It was a holiday , so many of the locals go to the beach , where a volleyball game was in full session . And there is a concrete pier with lots of traps and small fishing boats in the bay . I wanted to take a wide angle shot , so overlapping 4 photos , and later in the computer , a program fuses them together . Here's the shot before editing . The edited photo And a view from the pier . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 29, 2020 #215 Share Posted April 29, 2020 I like this last pic with the boat in the water and beach in background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #216 Share Posted April 29, 2020 35 minutes ago, AF-1 said: I like this last pic with the boat in the water and beach in background. It looks like the only boat in the water . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #217 Share Posted April 29, 2020 The next couple of stops were my favorite in Portugal .The first one was a surfing beach . DW took this photo of a young lady waxing up before going out . I enjoyed many years surfing but - wetsuits Brrr . I'm from Florida . Cabo da Roca is the western most point of Portugal and the continental Europe . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_da_Roca It is breathtakingly beautiful to see and photograph . Our guide warned us about getting too close to the edge of the 300' sheer cliffs . Like that's gonna stop us . We were on a mission ! Most of the people went here , to the monument . They look looked like lemmings in the distance , contemplating their demise . Here's some of the invasive ground cover discussed in the article . Hanging on for dear life ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #218 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Flowers and people on the edge A picture perfect cliff ! The views were hypnotic , I couldn't drag myself away But I finally did , toward the monument and the others . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galelynn Posted April 29, 2020 #219 Share Posted April 29, 2020 So sad, we were looking so forward to doing Lisbon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #220 Share Posted April 29, 2020 1 hour ago, galelynn said: So sad, we were looking so forward to doing Lisbon! We liked it so much that we booked it on the Sky next year . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #221 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Another view of the lighthouse The other side of the monument There was another side to view ! Oh how I wanted to go further ! But this was my turnaround point . Jogging back to the van , time for one last photo . What a beautiful place ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 29, 2020 #222 Share Posted April 29, 2020 So did you do a tour downtown Lisbon and then out in the countryside. We just did downtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #223 Share Posted April 29, 2020 15 minutes ago, AF-1 said: So did you do a tour downtown Lisbon and then out in the countryside. We just did downtown Yes . When we first went in 2009 we said and toured the city . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 29, 2020 #224 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Got it; have a wonderful day. How far south in Florida are you? My parents lived in Clearwater, and my brother in West Palm Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted April 29, 2020 Author #225 Share Posted April 29, 2020 And then was time to leave the beautiful cliffs and move on . We went inland and higher in elevation , into some woods making some short stops on the way . I love these bell shaped flowers . I think that we were Sintra and there seemed to be a number of castle like structures in the area . We then stopped at the Seteais Palace where they were having a wedding . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seteais_Palace It was just finishing as we arrived and time for photos . It has a commanding view of the city below And through the arch , you can see the Castle in the distance The Pena National Palace It has a interesting history and is a UNESCO World Heritage site . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pena_National Palace_ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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