I spent Day 6 of my #SouthernRailways trip in and around Lisbon, so here's some highlights.
A very windy crossing.
Cais do Sodre station.
Monument to the Discoveries by the harbour.
I'm British, and even I think this is a bit on the nose for an imperial monument.
If that's not enough colonialism for you, you're going to love the compass rose/map of Portuguese colonies donated by the Government of South Africa (yes, that one) in 1960.
Yikes.
I did like this fish monster though.
All the Portuguese flags I've seen on this trip have been at half mast, I wonder why.
The 25th of April Bridge, named after the date of the Carnation Revolution which overthrew the remnants of the Salazar dictatorship in 1974. (The bridge was formerly named after him.)
It carries a road on the top deck and a railway below.
Cascais station, the terminus of the westernmost railway line in Eurasia.
A glorious cove in Cascais.
Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point on the Eurasian continent.
(The southernmost point in Europe, Tarifa, isn't that far away. The other extremes are a lot further away.)
Sintra, former Royal seat and World Heritage Site.
Sintra station, and the ride along the commuter mainline back to Lisbon.
The impressive but poorly designed (windy, ticket offices small and feel tacked on, signs of degradation, most screens and escalators not working) Lisbon Oriente station; a Calatrava classic.
Site of World's Fair 1998, complete with line up of flags from participating countries/organisations. (Spot the Western European Union flag, rarely seen!)
The Vasco da Gama Bridge, the longest in Europe.
Riding one of Lisbon's beautiful classic trams through the heart of the city, winding up and down and through some very tight curvature.
Santa Justa Lift designed by Eiffel, sadly closing as I got there.
A beautiful city that's so much fun to explore. Definitely need to come back, much more to do that I didn't manage today or on my previous trip.
And a Fertagus train back to my hotel over the 25 of April Bridge.
Those are my highlights from today; more normal service should resume tomorrow.
You can find the other days of my trip here:
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