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June 19: Our bus tour of Lisbon
included a visit to the world famous Gulbenkian
Museum |
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Gulbenkian's priceless art collection spans over 5,000
years |
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Collection includes Egyptian, Greek
and Roman vases |
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Ceramics from the far east |
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Cristina explains some of the nuances
of Rembrandt's
painting of an old
man |
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Venus at her mirror, by Diego
Velázquez |
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Bus tour took us to Belem Tower (built 1515-1520) |
Airplane that flew across the Atlantic, Portugal
to Brazil, 1922 |
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Monument to the Discoveries, a homage
to Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator and other Portuguese explorers |
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Cristina explains how Portugal
discovered the sea route to Asia |
Christina's treat, Belem's famous custard tarts,
delicious |
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Elevador Da Gloria to Bairro Alto,
Lisbon's bohemian quarter |
Maureen operating the Tram |
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Sao Pedro Park in Bairro Alto, a tree-topped viewpoint and a
popular meeting place for young locals
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Fado performance in Bairro Alto
restaurant. The
music is often about sea life or the poor |
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The Fado dinner performance began with pea soup |
Followed by salmon with potatoes |
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Or chicken and asparagus |
Finished off with ice cream dessert,
with sliced pear |
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