Great day in Lisbon.
Took the bus to the Mosteiro Does Jeronimos, the Tower of Belem and the Museum de Marinha.
The Monastery was incredible. The stone carvings seemed to cover every surface.
The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late GothicManueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém, in 1983.
The carvings include turtles and frogs ... Reflecting the proximity to the river and Barbour.
The Marine Museum is in part of the Monastery. Lots of models of ships and paintings of ships and battles. There is a large area that had barges used by the Royals ... Many were very ornate and had as many as 80 oarsmen.
After the museum, we had a light lunch and took the tram back towards the city centre.
From the Comercio Square we headed towards the Cathedral where we met some other Canadian pilgrims who will start tomorrow, a couple of very nice Portuguese fellows and a wonderful woman who coordinated us getting together.
We went to the Church of Santiago where we got carimbas in our Camino Passports and went in to say a prayer to Santiago.
Then a nice glass of wine (Gil had a beer ...shocking!!!!) And then walked back to our hotel.
Time to sleep so I can be ready for Day 1 tomorrow.
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