Evening walk

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Geo: 38.7072, -9.13552

This morning I walked to the bus station and waited for my bus. About four hours later I arrived in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. As the bus came into the city we crossed the river Tejo on the Vasco da Gama bridge, which is 17.2km long- that is a very long bridge! Vasco da Gama was an explorer who found a sea route from Lisbon to India. The city sits on seven hills, which have old trams running up and down. After checking into the hostel, I went for a walk around town. Nearby is the Praca do Comercio, a well known plaza that I walked through. In the middle is an equestrian statue of Dom Jose I, three sides of the plaza are government buildings and the Arco da Victoria- which leads to the Rua Augusta, a pedestrian only shopping street.
I walked along Rua Augusta, along here there were many well known UK clothing stores. On my little walk, I saw some of the city's landmarks, churches, castle, elevator and squares. Over the next few days I would get a chance to check these out.

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Photos

01 Out the window
The view out of my hostel window, many buildings are decorated in tiny, colourful tiles.

02 Arco da Victoria
The arch that leads to Rua Augusta.

03 Dom Jose I
The staute of a man on a horse in the middle of the plaza.

04 Church
The church towers in the background.

05 Arco da Victoria
Looking through the arch towards the statue.

06 Elevator
The elevator that was designed by a student of Eiffel- the man who designed the Eiffel Tower.

07 Castle
The castle of St George on the hill.

08 Remains
The remains of a gothic style church.

09 Colulmn
Not too sure who this.

10 Castle
Castle at the top of the hill.

11Metro
Entrance to the metro.

12 Tram
A tram going through the Praco do Comerico.