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| Belem is an area of Lisbon that is a great place to tour around for the day; full of a variety of museums, monuments, a planetarium, and (allegedly) some of the best pastries in Portugal. We spent a Saturday checking it all out. |
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| This huge statue is a monument to the many navigators that literally put Portugal on the map (as awful as many of them were... they are still part of Portugal's proud history). We walked up the 267 steps to the top to get a better view of the Lisbon area. |
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| No, that isn't the golden gate in SF... it's the golden gate in Lisbon! |
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| Cascais is thataway, on the horizon, to the West. |
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| Lisbon is thataway, to the East and North. |
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| beautiful day for it. |
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| This giant chess piece helped defend Lisbon starting in the 16th century. |
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| This giant stone cathedral is the resting place of Camoes (one of Portugal's best known poets) and Vasco da Gama (Which FYI, is pronounced "vash-coe") |
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| A giant modern art complex had a great exhibit of some of the early graphic art advertisements from the US. This was, of course, my favorite. |
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| War propaganda. Still good advice. |
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| The best pastries in Portugal? |
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| Pretty good stuff! |
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