Decided to cram in one more sight before leaving Lisbon despite the weather being miserable – overcast and drizzle. Had breakfast and caught the metro and then a tram to the monastery. Now, I didn’t mention that on the bus from Granada to Seville was an old couple in front of us; we noticed the guy because he had a blue neck pillow and immediately reclined the seat so it made my seat uncomfortable. 2 days later, we get on the bus from Seville to Lagos, and the same couple get on and sit across from us, but get off at the stop before Lagos. So we’re waiting for the tram to go to the monastery in Lisbon, and there they are again. Pretty weird coincidence.
Anyway, the monastery is quite interesting, and we pop into the church next door despite having seen one or two in our time, but I’m glad we did because it has the tomb of Vasco Da Gama. Having seen the tomb of Christopher Columbus in Seville I only need Ferdinand Magellan for the set.
Raining quite heavily, we got on a bus back to the hotel, then onto the coach station and onto Oporto, or Porto, I think it’s interchangable. A 4 hour trip, but the coach was very comfortable, lots of room and wi-fi as well.
Managed to find our way to the hotel with the help of 2 locals, one spoke English, one didn’t. The room is very cosy, which is hotel-speak for cramped. Anyway, we’re not here for the hotels.
Didn’t want to go far for dinner so found a place round the corner. We shared a whole baked sea bass (Song likes seafood), with potatoes and vegetables, and it was very good – second only to the French meal. We also had a glass of port – it was named after the place so why not.
Rolled back to the hotel, exploring Porto tomorrow.