City Spotlight :: Lisboa - Part Two

I woke up bright and early to a rainy day.

Mornings must always start with coffee and something sweet.

I don´t know the name of this pastry, but it was good. Not too heavy or too sweet.

The rest of the day was a mixture of sightseeing and eating.

The sights -

A brief photo op in front of an elevator tower, one of Lisboa´s attractions.

In front of Jerónimos Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Lisboa rooftops

Belém Tower, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

I like taking photos of ships

The food - Portugal has GREAT seafood. And it´s really cheap. I had seafood for all three meals, every single day! This country is a seafood lover´s dream come true.

Lunch - Tasca de Sé

Pork and clams. This was an entre dish that we ordered as our appetizer :D

My grilled sea bass. This was delicious. Really, really good. And only 8,50 euros!

J´s grilled bacalhau

A very happy pris

afternoon coffee break to avoid the pouring rain

Dinner - for dinner, we were looking for a place that included a fado performace. Fado is a music genre in Portugal that goes back to the 1820s. Fado usually consists of one singer, accompanied by a Portugues guitar player and a classical guitar player. The restaurant we chose had several fado singers and they took turns singing throughout the evening. They were all very good, but one singer really stood out. He really had a swoon worthy voice.

The singer with an incredible voice

Arros de mariscos - a seafood rice dish

J´s amazing grilled sea bass

We became instant groupies and took pictures with our favorite singer

J and L

roommate photo number ...

Our picture with the entire music crew!

My first full day in Lisboa left me feeling like L in the photo below.

You really can´t tell from the photo, but we saw a DOUBLE rainbow! (If you don´t find that funny, please youtube it now. And listen to the remix version after.)

OMG, so intense!