Blogger has eaten this post twice now. Suffice to say I've gotten lost a lot in Lisbon. Including immediately upon arrival, still carrying my bag. At midnight. Regardless, it's been good. The city is great, and the hostel is super. Anyway, I haven't the patience to create this a third time, so have some photos!
The hostel terrace. It's cozy and comfy, but Lisbon is quite windy, so it can be chilly!
The windy ass steep hill we had to climb THREE times while looking for the hostel. We searched for nearly an hour only to realize that things in Lisbon are much closer than they appear, and we had overshot by a huuuuge amount.
St. Jerome's Monastery. Our first site, and absolutely stunning. So much amazing stonework, it was breathtaking.
A view of the whole monastery, with Empire Square in front. Also some kind of NBA promo? It was a weird day to be touring the area, between the NBA thing and some kind of fun run there were thousands of people around, and the metro was completely packed.
Torre de Belem, the lookout used to guard Lisbon from attacks by sea. It's lovely, but there's a winding staircase to go up with only space enough for one direction at a time, and two dozen tourists convinced their direction is correct pushing against you at any time. It was challenging to get up and down.
We also had delicious custard pastries for lunch, and a dinner at a restaurant called 151 that was absolutely fantastic. It's been a good first day, even if I can no longer keep my eyes open, and my feet are nearly shredded from all the walking around in circles!
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