Today after checking out about 1pm we took the metro into town to get the tram to Belem, although they were new style trams on this flat route. Getting off the tram and already feeling the heat we slowly made our way towards the monument to the Portuguese explorers, stopping for a quick lunch along the way. Further along the waterfront was the ornately decorated Tower of Belem which would have stood here and watched ships sailing to new frontiers all those years ...

Arriving into Lisbon early at 7.30am after having breakfast in the dining car we made our way by metro to the Novotel to leave our bags before returning to town to see the sites. We first came across the Praca do Comercio with long important looking buildings lining three sides of the square and the fourth facing out to the water. Along the water we had to face the climb up through winding cobbled streets firstly to the 'Se' (Cathedral) and then further up to the...