To end the day and our week in Lisbon, we repaired to our favorite lookout to have a real whiskey and a last look at the sunset as the cruise ship Costa Favolora departed the dock.
Luckily, we had had the foresight to purchase some vegetables and a last bottle of wine (I splurged for the 3.95 bottle) from the Mini Mercado across the street earlier in the day, because it was closed on a Sunday afternoon. Our last dinner in Lisbon would be at home so we could follow the Saints game via iPad.
A few parting thoughts about Lisbon:
- The people here are uniformly friendly and seem happy. There is a good vibe all over town.
- In five or ten years, Lisbon will be a different place once all the construction is completed.
- Food here is simple and generally good, using fresh ingredients, as long as you don’t eat where they show photos of the food on huge menus mounted outside.
- The 28 tram is fun to watch, but the St. Charles streetcar is a better deal and a more comfortable ride.
- There seem to be lots of museums, most of which tend to be small and narrow, such as the Decorative Arts Museum around the corner from our apartment, the Coach Museum, the Tile Museum and the like. You get the picture
- The major museums/churches are not to be missed. The Maritime Museum is on one end of St. Jerome Monastery, and the church is on the other end in Belem. The other must-sees are the Pantheon, the Basilica of Sao Vicente (especially the cloister), St. George’s Castle and the Cathedral of Lisbon.
