Lewis Carroll
"If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there."
Monastery with its fabulous cloister, a cathedral in ornate Gothic style with preserved capitals and ornaments, and the tomb of Vasco da Gama which explains the elephant statuary in the cathedral.
Short stop for two beers,a bottle of water, and a plate of freshly cut melon large portion. Total 7 Euros, even at a tourist place.
Belem Tower and western seaside via team and foot. Apparently a must see like big Ben, Eiffel etc. Situated on the water at the conjunction of the river and ocean. Part decorative/commemorative and part defensive.
Then a visit to a most famous, and supposedly the best, nata place: Pastéis de Belem, founded in 1837. Ordered several with lemonade. Served warm, oh so flaky, clearly the best we have had so far.
Dinner at a high end typical style Portuguese restaurant. Shredded salt cod with eggs and potatoes, duck with dock rice. Winner pricing very different here. Purchase price and double ( USA generally triples), and then divide by five(USA typically gets six glasses per bottle). Perfectly good dry Sarah from this region.
Bad heat day for QB. Just at the edge of heat stroke. Almost needed to leave in mid dinner but the manager found us a cooler spot.
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