Lisbon - Day 1

We started our day downtown and admired the amazing sidewalk designs (of limestone and basalt) that are all over the city. We walked down a pedestrian only street Rua Augusta to Comercio Square and then hopped on a tram to Belem. We went inside the cloisters of Jeronimos Monastery and then strolled thru the monastery's gardens and crossed the road to the Discoveries Monument. Afterwards we took a break at Antiga Confeitaria de Belem to have one of the city’s legendary custard tarts (YUMMY). A steep climb uphill took us past Belem Palace to Ajuda Palace and we took in the Botanical Gardens on the way up. Back downtown we saw the São Roque Church, Carmo Church and the Lisbon Elevator. We made reservations in advance to experience traditional Portuguese food and an evening of Fado music at "Senhor Vinho" Fado House in the Lapa quarter. See our pictures of Lisbon here.