Lisbon Day 2

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October 13th 2022

Published: November 3rd 2022

Our second day in Lisbon began with an extensive buffet breakfast at the Tivoli Hotel. I've seen many a European hotel breakfast buffet, but this one outdid them all. I ordered an omelet from the omelet staton and enjoyed other selections, including yogurt, sausages, breads, cheeses and even a Pastel de Nata. Thus fortified, we were ready for a day of sightseeing around the capital. The tour bus ... Read Full Entry

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Andrew Lisowski

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"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." I've traveled for a long time and have many memories of places and people. I enjoy travel, especially to new places I haven't seen before. Every journey, whether brief or extended, provides the opportunity for a new experience or a different way to see things. I like travel photography, too, and always have my camera with me. I look to the "4Hs of Tourism" as a guide when traveling: understanding the Habitat; Heritage; History and Handicrafts. Member of the TravBuddy travel blogging community from 2007 until its demise in 2018. [world... full info

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Bairro do Restelo

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Palácio de Belém

Palácio de Belém) - Belém Palace. Residence of the President of Portugal. Built about 1726 as a royal palace. "Paço de Belem, built about 1700 by the Counts of Aveiro, bought by John V (1706-50), and now fitted up to receive distinguished guests".--Baedeker 1913 DSC_0644p1

Lisbon Aqueduct

Aqueduto das Águas Livres. Built in 1731-1748. "The Aqueducto das Aguas Livres, or old aqueduct of Lisbon, 15 1/2 M. in length, was constructed in 1729-49. It supplies the town with the water of the Agtioi Livret from a point near Bellas . The aqueduct, which is partly underground, crosses the valley of the Alcantara at Campolide by a viaduct 1/2 M. long, on the top of which are two stone causeways leading to Bemfica. The largest of the 35 arches is 204 ft. high".--Baedeker 1913 DSC_0715

Lisbon from Parque Eduardo VII

Lisbon from Parque Eduardo VII. The Tagus River is in the background. DSC_0731

Monumento ao 25 de Abril

Monumento ao 25 de Abril on the Parque Eduardo VII observation deck. The monument commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution that toppled the authoritarian regime of the Estado Novo. DSC_0738

Praça Marquês de Pombal

Praça Marquês de Pombal at the head of Avenida da Liberdade. DSC_0846

Praça Dom Pedro IV

Praça Dom Pedro IV. Also known as Rossio. DSC_0837p1

Calçada Portuguesa

Wave pattern pavement tiles (calçada Portuguesa) in Praça Dom Pedro IV. DSC_0762p1

Elevador de Santa Justa

Elevador de Santa Justa is a public street elevator opened in 1902. DSC_0766p1

Lisbon Tram

Remodelado tram, a 1930s tram rebuilt in the 1980s. The short trams are needed to negotiate Lisbon's narrow streets. Line 28 is the most popular. DSC_0835p1

Lisbon Tourist Tram

Lisbon tourist trams are painted red. They are sightseeing trams similar to Hop-on Hop-off buses. DSC_0822p1

Lisbon Cathedral

Sé de Lisboa - Lisbon Cathedral. "Sé Patriarchal, or cathedral, the oldest ecclesiastical edifice in Lisbon, founded by Affonso Henriques in 1150 after the conquest of Lisbon, and traditionally at one time a Moorish mosque. It is situated halfway up the castle-hill, to the S. of the Castl of St. George, with which it is connected by an underground passage. Boniface IX invested it in 1393 with the dignity of a metropolitan church. Affonso IV restored most of the building after the earthquake of 1344, and Ferdinand I erected the present W. façade in1380".--Baedeker 1913 DSC_0776

Panteão Nacional

Panteão Nacional - National Pantheon. Built as Igreja de Santa Engrácia. Largely built in 1682-1712, but not completed until 1966. Converted into a National Pantheon in 1916. DSC_0777p1

Madre de Deus Portal

National Tile Museum. Entrance to the Madre de Deus chapel. "... the former convent of Madre de Deus, founded in 1508 by Queen Leonora, sister of Emmanuel I and widow of John II, who is buried here".--Baedeker 1913 IMG_7860

Tile with Islamic Motif

National Tile Museum. Tile with Islamic motif, Seville, ca. 1500-1550. IMG_7867

Tile in Arista Technique

National Tile Museum. Tile in Arista technique, Seville, ca. 1500-1550. Arista consists of stamping a tile of soft clay with a mould to create geometric patterns in relief. The ridges thus created form separate compartments which can be filled with colored glazes. IMG_7863

Tile with Gothic Motifs

National Tile Museum. Tile with Gothic motifs, Seville, ca. 1500-1550. Gothic motifs saw the use of animals and figures rather than Islamic-influenced absrtact patterns. IMG_7872

Tile Making

Steps in making an Azuelo. Designs are traced on the ceramic tile and then painted. IMG_7875

Nossa Senhora da Vida

National Tile Museum. Nossa Senhora da Vida retable (altarpiece), Lisbon, 16th century. IMG_7877

Cloister

Cloister of the Madre de Deus convent, now the National Tile Museum. The convent was expanded under João III. IMG_7881

Pattern Azuelo

National TIle Museum. Pattern Azuelo, Lisbon, ca. 1630-1640. IMG_7886

5th November 2022

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Location, location, location
Can't get better than this!!!

5th November 2022

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Maybe a fort but...
So good I've posted this in TB's "Palaces & Castles" thread in the Photography. Not out of place in a fabulous collection. Check 'em out!!!

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