The central area, which had some very steep slopes, was on an old tram. Because of road works, the tram was going the wrong way round the circuit, so one had to always look left when the view was on the right and vice versa. The tram drivers were extremely patient, waiting for motorists who were parking carelessly to return to their cars. Photos were not easy with the tram wires, trees and other obstructions.
A tram, with free loaders
The very elegant Rosario railway station designed in 1886.
Praça do Comércio, originally the location of a palace which was destroyed in an earthquake in 1755. The trams start from here.
Tiled houses, typical of Lisbon streets
Kiosks are everywhere
São Benito Palace, the home of the Portuguese parliament.
Sé cathedral
Igreja de Sao Vicente de Fora and the monastery dominate the skyline.
Close by is St George's fort with magnificent views across the city, peaceful places to sit and a peacock with a magnificent tail (and doesn't he know it!)
The following day we took the bus down the Tagus river and closer to the sea to pay our respects to Vasco da Gama in the St Jerome Monastery, which dates back to the 15th century.
The monastery.
This is where da Gama rests.
The cloisters of the monastery are magnificent.
Our next stop was the tower of Belem which was built in the early 1500s as a defence close to the mouth of the Tagus river.
The tower is ornate and has good views of the 25th April ('red bridge'' reminiscent of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco)
and the Cristo Rei statue (reminiscent of Rio da Janeiro).
Here we are on the Tower of Belem.
In the evening, we took our final photos of Lisbon, the St Juste elevator
A now deserted building.
- Pat and John on tour
