Recuerdos de Lisboa – Part 1

Mrs Sciencebase and I recently had a lovely time in Lisbon, celebrating our wedding anniversary late. I’ve already blogged the incidental birding we did in a couple of spots. But, here are a few of the more touristy snaps I got of the city.

Old yellow Lisbon tram. Background and passengers desaturated
Old yellow Lisbon tram
View from Miradouro de Santa Catarina, Lisbon
View from Miradouro de Santa Catarina
Lisbon Fire Hydrant
Lisbon Fire Hydrant
Park cafe near National Pantheon, Lisbon
Jardim Botto Machado near National Pantheon, Lisbon
Lisbon hanging streetlight
Hanging streetlight
Arco da Rua Augusta on Praça do Comércio, built to commemorate the reconstruction of Lisbon after the earthquake of 1755
Arco da Rua Augusta
Ponte 25 de Abril, Lisbon
Ponte 25 de Abril, Lisbon – Originally, Ponte Salazar (1966), after Portuguese Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar. After the Carnation Revolution of 25th April 1974, which overthrew the remnants of Salazar’s Estado Novo regime, the bridge was renamed. Also, colloquially known as Ponte sobre o Tejo, Bridge over the Tagus.
Korea-Portugal Friendship by Vhils
Korea-Portugal Friendship by Vhils – Celebrates the arrival, in 1604, of the first Portuguese merchant, Joao Mendes, in Korea; west of the 25 April bridge on the north river bank.

Part 2 here and Part 3.