Our second day in Lisbon started with a very nice buffet breakfast at our hotel and we could eat some very tasty typical sweets (pasteis de nata) and enjoy a warm cup of tea/coffee.
Then we made our way to the super modern area of Parque das Naçoes (Nation's park), built along the river Tejo for the Expò 1998. It's a beautiful area, with very modern building. Arriving at the station of Oriente - designed by the spanish architect Calatrava - is like being in a modern cathedral of steel and glass. Outside the station started our walk through nice parks and then along the river Tejo overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. In this part of the city there is one of the most incredible aquarium of all Europe: "Ocenario de Lisboa".
The weather today is even hotter than yesterday and the sky is deep blue. Fantastic!
In the afternoon, after a little stop at the Vasco da Gama shopping mall, we returned in the city centre and, with a typical yellow tram, we went up to the Alfama hill, reaching the entrance of the Castle of Sao Jorge. It's difficult to say what I liked the most these first 2 days, but for sure the castle of Lisbon is one of my favourites. The Alfama is a neighborhood very old, built under the castle. We could experience a fantastic sunset from the height of the fortified walls.
And what a better end of the day than a nice typical portuguese dinner in a little Alfama square, near the castle of Lisbon? The food was simple, tasty and cheap. The place was very romantic and full of that atmosphere that pools all the old parts of Lisbon. In one word: perfect!
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That's not fair!! I was almost shivvering in Edinburgh and you were both relaxing at Lisbon's beach. Not fair at all!!
I'll be in Lisbon on January 9th, but it'll be a stop-over, so I', going to ask your for a rush tour guide to the capital. K?
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