Lisbon: Friday

Friday, we started out in the center of the city to see most of the sites there that we have only glanced so far. We walked down a new way from the hotel, so we saw some new views:


Down at the Praca Comercia, there were some cute benches with built in shade for Maya and I to rest on while Tim took pictures:


From there, we headed up Rua Augusta to the Elevador Santa Justa for some more views.

The line seemed to be taking forever, and it was Austin-hot, so we skipped along to the next site, Igreja de Sao Domingos.

From here, we walked (not surprisingly) uphill towards the Convento do Carmo. On the way, we past the restaurant where we ate dinner Thursday night; here's the view we had:

Unfortunately, the convent was closed for a private event, so we just looked around the outside, where festival preparations were well underway:



We walked a little further uphill to Casa do Ferreira das Tabuletas, whose facade is covered in trompe l'oeil painted tile (azulejos).

Up the hill (and around some construction) was Igreja de Sao Roque, which was quite ornate inside, despite it's unassuming exterior. The interior was assembled in Rome, blessed by the pope, disassembled, transported to Lisbon, and reassembled here:


Another few steps up the hill was the Miradoro de Sao Pedro de Alcantara (by the way, Miradoro just means "place for vista"):


We tried to take the tram down the hill (I know, it seems ridiculous), but the tram driver wouldn't break our 20 euro note. So we walked:

We stopped at the Confeitaria Nacional for a quick snack:

Then we grabbed a train up to the university where the conference was going on. I wanted to catch Jamie's talk in her workshop. In the meantime, Maya took a (very short) nap, and Tim wandered around the area:

Our last stop on our tour was back at the Sao Vicente de Fora, where we had stopped earlier in the week, but it was closing. Stuff there dates from the 13th century; this sign referring to something from the 16th century labels it "new":

There were lots of interesting rooms, tombs, and tileworks all throughout this building. The church itself was closed for restoration:







We headed back to the hotel for some rest before trying to see some of the festival events in the evening.
After a tasty dinner of roasted chicken, we got in the mix to watch some of the parade:


Jamie was excited about buying a beer from the street stand, so she picked one up for Tim (but it wasn't as exciting as she had hoped because it was a little too established of a beer stand...):

We saw a little bit of the parade, but it was literally 10 minutes between each successive "act" of the parade, so us girls got tired and went back to the hotel. After helping us get home (we're not inept, but someone has to carry Maya up the countless stairs), Tim headed back out. He went up to where the parade was starting, passing some sardines on the grill:

Here are some photos of the crowds and the parade:












Click here for the group walk to dinner and the festival in EveryTrail.