Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Day 101 - Lisbon...Belehm neighborhood and Portuguese tile museum

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Busy Busy Busy. That is the word of the day. Because of the Easter holiday we left with a little too much to see today, but we did it. We started the day off in the cultural center of Lisbon with a stop at The Monestary of Jeronimos. The church itself was beautiful but the real reason that most visitors find themselves at Jeronimos doorstep are the cloisters. These cloisters are beautiful and surround a great fountain. A sign told me that prominent members of state are often received here.

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cloisters and some of the monestary

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Next stop was the tower of Belehm. This was less impressive than its name as most people expected a high rise view of the city and what you get is an old watch out tower. Still cool but hard to maneuver with all the tourists so we only stayed for a few minutes.

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Final stop of the day was the National Museum of Tile. Yes, only in Portugal would it be possible to have something titled that me so interesting. Well, to me at least. I have fallen in love with all the tilework in this country. Here are a few of the goodies.

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