Lisbon

Downtown Lisbon

Sintra National Palace

The Sintra Palace goes back to the times of Islamic domination, when Sintra had two different castles. One of them, located on top of a hill overlooking Sintra is the so-called Castle of the Moors (Castelo dos Mouros), which is now a romantic ruin. The other,shown above, was the residence of the Moorish rulers of the region.

Castle of the Moors

This is the other castle on the hill overlooking Sintra.

Sintra National Palace

A church steeple across the road from the National Palace

A private residence on the hillside in Sintra

Sintra National Palace

The two "dunce caps" are the chimneys of the kitchen.

Sintra National Palace

A house on the hill in Sintra

Sintra National Palace

Sintra National Palace - The Kitchen

Kitchen Chimney - Sintra National Palace

Kitchen - Sintra National Palace

Sintra Town Hall

After visiting the Sintra Palace, we made a stop at the coastal town of Cascais located 20 miles west of Lisbon

Cascais harbor

Cascais, Portugal

Lobster and crab pots on the waterfront

Loading the pots onto a boat below

Getting ready to set out the pots

Cascais Waterfront

This bridge spanning Lisbon Harbor was designed by the same folks who designed the Bay Bridge in San Francisco

Commerce Square

The Queen Elisabeth II in Lisbon Harbor

This statue of Jesus overlooking the harbor was modeled after the statue in Rio de Janeiro.

Discoveries Monument

It represents a three-sailed ship ready to depart, with sculptures of important historical figures such as King Manuel I carrying an armillary sphere, poet Camões holding verses from The Lusiads, Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Cabral, and several other notable Portuguese explorers, crusaders, monks, cartographers, and cosmographers, following Prince Henry the Navigator at the prow holding a small vessel. The only female is queen Felipa of Lancaster, mother of Henry the navigator, the brain of the discoveries.

The National Museum

Belem Tower

The tower was commissioned by King John II (late 15th century) to be part of a defense system at the mouth of the Tagus river and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon.

The Portuguese Oncology Institute

Looks like the building housing the harbor master

A lighthouse at the entrance to Lisbon Harbor