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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nWe stood in line again at Pasteis de Bel\u00e9m, followed by a quick lunch of a six pack to go of pasteis de nata in a nearby park. It was glorious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because we purchased a round-trip train ticket, we were able to hop back on the train toward Cais do Sodr\u00e9 for a stop \u00a0at the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, a highly recommended part of any visit to Lisboa. The Museu houses Bosch\u2019s The Temptation of St. Anthony<\/strong> and a nice collection of Portuguese Renaissance paintings and sculptures (about which I knew very little), but the attraction for us was the extensive collections of artifacts that flowed into Portugal from Brazil, India, and the Far East during the country\u2019s reign as the world\u2019s most powerful seafaring nation\u2014monstrances, reliquaries, chalices, incense burners and tableware made of gold, silver, and precious stones, exquisite porcelains, ivory carvings, intricately inlaid furniture, and glassware. Here are a few images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Back at Cais do Sodr\u00e9, we found our way to Rua Augusta, a wide, long pedestrian avenue full of upscale shops, souvenir stalls, and street vendors and entertainers of every ilk. It begins on the banks of Rio Tejo and follows under the Arco da Rua Augusta, Lisbon\u2019s version of the Arc de Triomphe. Rua Augusta and many of the surrounding streets and walkways boast intricately tiled surfaces. We walked the Rua to Rossio, a square that was the historic center of Lisboa and that was once an oval Roman racetrack. A steep climb back to Largo do Carmo brought us to our lodging at Feeling Chiado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Our first full day in Lisboa began with a hearty breakfast provided by our hosts followed by a walk downhill to Cais do Sodr\u00e9 to catch the train to Bel\u00e9m for the most touristy day of our stay in Portugal\u2014thus … Continue reading