Lisboa Day 4 (aka Pastry Day)

We woke up and headed to the Confectería Nacional for breakfast. Confectería Nacional is a café that has been around since 1829. We had heard some good things about it before coming and as a bonus it was right in the plaza we were staying in. 

After breakfast we went to the elevator to see the view from the top. We entered the viewing platform for free but once again there is a chance we were supposed to pay. It was hard to tell and no one stopped us. After the viewing platform we started to make our way back to our hotel to pack up. Along the way we became very distracted by the many bakeries with the many, many yummy looking pastries. We ended up stopping and buying a few at a place that was filled with tons of different looking sweets and breads. Ben also tried cherry liquor. I tried a tiny sip but it reminded me of cherry cough syrup! 

Once we were back at the hotel we packed up and checked out. There was an old looking church near us that I wanted to check out. We had stopped in once already but there was a mass going on so we couldn’t go in. The church was amazing! Unbelievably old looking and the least adorned and decorated church we have seen. It doesn’t look it was ever repaired after the earthquake in 1755. The carving in the stonework was beautiful though. 

Next we headed to the plaza and ate our pastries and then we were off to the airport. It was a fun trip and it was nice to get out of Madrid away from home and see something new. 

Confecteria Nacional

The Elevator Santa Justa. The man who designed it studied under the man who designed the Eiffel Tower.

 

Castelo Sao Jorge in the background. 

Another old church that was never repaired after the earthquake. This one was turned into a museum. 

The cherry liquor. 

I caught Ben writing in his journal.

The old church. 

Our room is the second window up on the far right.