Our friend Sheila at Cardiff yacht club had recommended a train trip along the coast from Cascais to Lisbon. Ross, John and Susie were already going, so we joined them, walking along the now sunny harbour at Cascais, to the train station.
The 20 minute train ride cost just over 9 Euros, return, and that was for both of us. A lovely ride along the waterfront. We arrived at Lisbon and John spotted a chandlers. He was keen on buying a block of cork, to hold the hooks of the fishing lures aboard Chelone. Strangely enough, the Portuguese word for cork appears to omit the 'r', which led to some hilarity.
Lisbon was beautiful. Steeply inclined narrow streets, all with cobbles. Beautiful churches, squares, trees and shops, and a very friendly, cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Louise and found Carmo monastery, with museum. A beautiful place on a stunning day, containing all sorts of artifacts stretching back through the centuries, includind some Peruvian mummies.
Just outside the cathedral was an 'elevator', actually a wrought iron tower with stairs leading up affording a beautiful view of this most picturesque of cities:
Lunch, of pastries, salads and fruit juices, was taken in a square, complete with statues and fountains beneath the bluest of blue skies:
