Started off the day pretty late at 1pm. First stoped by the park near the hotel, Eduardo VII. Seems like a place they would host concerts. Along the way there was a monument Marques de Pombai… basically the man who rebuilt Lisbon after the fire from an earthquake put a statue of himself.
Note, people say Lisbon is the SF of Europe. Not sure yet about this.
From the park, headed to Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. Unfortunately it was closed, so only took a picture of the outside.
Then used an Uber to head to Sintra (was going to use the underground train right beside the church, but then realized I wouldn’t make it on time since it’s a 50 minute train ride be 30 minute Uber ride.
At Sintra, did a private one hour TukTuk tour, going around the places listed below…
Cafe Saudade – near Sintra train station and grabbed an egg tart and espresso shot from here. Also met the tour guide here.
Fonte da Sabuga – a fountain that has clean water coming out of it (water is from a spring). Still clean till this day
Sintra Central Palace – built in the 13th century, but took a long time to build. Windows are different colors because it took a long time.
Quinta da Regaleira – A Brazil Entrpreneur Bull this. He was part of the secret society, free masons. There is an initiation fountain for free masons there, which is also a very iconic site (probably should visit this palace next time I’m here).
Castro dos Mouros – built in the 10th century. Was occupied by Christians, then Muslims, then back to Christian’s once the King came back. The mountain it is on is what gave Sintra its name, since the mountain reflects the moon’s light so well. Also, Sintra means mountain of the moon
Chalet and Garden for the Countess of Edla – for the 2nd wife of the King (couldn’t stay in the palace since ) –
Also, Sintra is actually a volcano.
Lastly, the tour guide did mention that Uber is the best way to get around (both in Sintra when jumping from castle to palace, or in Lisbon proper).
After Sintra, headed to the Eduardo VII park with some friends, and then to Alfama for dinner at Lisboa Tu & Es. Highly recommend, and here is the review:
After, quickly stopped by Miradouro de Santa Luzia at night in Alfama (we wanted to catch the sunset, but food took a while).
We then went to Pink Street. It’s a very short street, but had drinks outside at Povo Lisboa, then nightclub bed at Pensoa Amor. Gotta say, street is definitely filled with European tourists, but I didn’t mind it lol.
Lastly, we tried to get into Lux nightclub, but we weren’t dressed for it. Apparently it’s a bit like Bergheim. So we ended up going to the G neighborhood at Finalement Club (honestly, enjoyed Pink Street way more).
