After spotting land, we sailed six miles up the Tagus River and docked in Lisbon. On the way in, we passed under the 25th of April Bridge (Cassie, take note). It is the third longest suspension bridge in the world. The weather could not be better. It is a beautiful sunny day with a temperature of 82.
Lisbon is a mixture of both old and new, with an earthquake destroying much of the city in 1755. Our tour took covered a lot of Lisbon, including the monument of discovery with is a tribute to Henry the Navigator (see picture), the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos where Vasco de Gama is buried and the old section of the city called the Alfama. The Alfama district reminds me a little of Naples with the narrow streets and the laundry hanging out between.
Word of the Day – Obrigado (thank you in Portuguese).
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