Lisbon 2019

Photo by Patrick Jones. Santa Justa Elevator, Lisbon. 19 Aug 2019.

We began on our vacation in Lisbon, where we stayed in a lovely Airbnb overlooking the Santa Justa Elevator. Our place was conveniently above a wine shop and we managed to find some great deals on Portuguese wine. This made for a perfect base to explore the city for three days. Central Lisbon has unique cobblestone streets and interesting tile patterns. Amazing tiles are everywhere in this city.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Lisbon, 19 Aug 2019.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Lisbon, 20 Aug 2019.

One of our favorite spots in Lisbon was the National Tile Museum (Museu Nacional do Azulejo). I took a ton of photos there, so this is a small sampling from this beautiful place.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Lisbon, 20 Aug 2019.

Photo by Patrick Jones. National Tile Museum.

Photo by Patrick Jones. National Tile Museum.

We were able to see two pieces by artist Bordalo_ii, a fox and lynx. Both are made from repurposed materials.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Trash fox by Bordalo_ii. 20 Aug 2019.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Lince Ibérico by Bordalo_ii. 22 Aug 2019.

We took a day trip from Lisbon out to Sintra, where we hiked around Peña Palace and the Moorish Castle. We did about 30,000 steps that day, exploring the castles and gardens.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Peña Palace. 21 Aug 2019.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Ramparts at the Moorish Castle.

Photo by A. Jones. Moorish Castle. 21 Aug 2019.

On our last morning in Lisbon I had a chance to explore the nearby Alfama neighborhood and capture some cool street art. I'll have more photos from the trip in a future post.

Photo by Patrick Jones. One of Lisbon's iconic trams. 22 Aug 2019.