May 20, 2011
Day 7 Lisbon
Day 7 of our trip is our day to “do” Lisbon. So our first order of business is to take a tram to Belem, to sample the famous pastries that we have read about. Our hotel is really in a great location so that we can walk up the street to the Barrio Alto and Chiado, but we can easily catch a tram to Belem.
Also on our list for sightseeing in Belem was the Monastary and the Tower and the Museum of Contemporary Art. We were like a well-oiled machine, ticking off all the boxes.
Soon it was time to take the cable car back to the Baxia area to have lunch.
After a lovely meal, we walked up a massive hill to see a very special museum that was a highlight of the trip for me. The Museu Calouste Gulbenkian. It houses the 6000 art pieces collected by an Armenian oil magnate. It was inaugurated in 1969 and includes Egyptian, European, and Far East Art.
That was some journey up the hill to the museum! So we took the Metro back to our hotel and had a rest, since our dinner tonight was one of the highlights of the trip, a 9 course tasting at 100 Manieras. It was so delicious. Can I eat that every night please?
It was an easy walk down the hill back to the hotel for a long night’s sleep, well deserved.
