Sweet aqueduct, huh?. We arrived in time for the rush hour traffic in downtown Lisbon. Notice anything funny about the picture? We decided to follow the crowd and charge the shoulder for a little bit. About 40 cars passed us in the shoulder and we new our exit was the next one so we decided to charge it. We didn't want to spend all of our Lisbon in time in traffic!
We swung by San Fransisco on our way there. Actually, this bridge was modeled after the Golden Gate bridge and built in Lisbon. To the left of the bridge is "Cristo-Rei", the statue modeled after "Cristo Redentor" in Rio de Janeiro. Nothing but a bunch of copy-cats.
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Not enough time to get any closer
"Padrao dos Descrobrimentos"I love this statue. My friend Brady showed me a picture of him in front of it a year ago and ever since then I have wanted to see it. It translates to "Standard of Discoveries" and is dedicated to all of the influential people in Portugal that helped discover the world. It has 30 different people on it including Henry the Navigator (at the helm), Vasco de Gama, Bartolomeu Dias, and Ferdinand Magellan
We had to hussle to make it to the statue before it was completely dark
Torre de BelemBuilt in the 1500's to commerate Vasco de Gama's discoveries (sea route to India)
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The Palace
Praca do ComercioBig plaza downtown where youth like to hang out
2 comments:
I was ready for the last installment, but I guess you started with Paris. What's next?
Hey Guys! It is Belize and Matt. Matt sent me your blog address (not to stock you or anything), but to read Brian's experience with the big bike ride. Great job Brian! Matt really wants to do that someday.Well, it looks like you guys are busy traveling! lucky ducks! Keep having fun! I can't wait to see where you guys go next!kggolp
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