Today our next Pousada is close; these last three days are all within driving distance to Lisbon. This pousada is part of a medieval castle built by the Moors.
We had to cross the 25 de Abril Bridge into Lisbon; it crosses the Tagus River. What a horrible drive into it! Stop and go traffic for 40 minutes- 16 toll lanes to get on to the bridge and just three lanes each way...
We chose Belem as our destination for today. We (amazingly) found parking at the Torre de Belem, and were able to stay parked there for the rest of our day.
The Torre de Belem is really something to see and we enjoyed being up high again to see the views of the city and the river from there.
Next stop was the Padrão dos Descobrimentos. It is about 50 m high and celebrates, as said by its name, the Portuguese who took part in some way to the age of discoveries. Very cool- and very detailed. We later had lunch close by.
Our last sightseeing of the day was the Mosteiros dos Jeronimos and the Chapel of St. Jerome. I have never in my life imagined a place that every single surface was carved or decorated in some way. It was really something to see.
We had a nice light dinner at the Pousada and another wonderful day came to a close.
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