Two memorable days in Lisbon. On the first day we visited the Castle de Soa Jorge, the Cathedral the river front at the Praça do Comércio various cafes and the Tourist Police. All very enjoyable with the exception of the last visit which was to report the theft of my wallet by pickpockets near the castle. Big cities, don’t you just love them. 
View over the river Tejo from the top of Castle de Soa Jorge
Praça do Comércio with the river behind.
Looking over the river Tejo with balanced stones and half in the picture our impromptu guide who got us on the right bus to the castle.
On the second day we took the bus to the Monastery of St. Jeronimos at Belém. The site was packed as there was a festival, all entry ticket prices had been removed and there were craft and food stalls by the score. We looked around the church and Monastery, some of the museums on the same site and went up to the top of the huge monument commemorating Henry the navigator.
The main church and the Sacristy
the Monastery Cloister.
The monument to Henry the navigator.
Tomorrow we start in earnest.
The Way 
What rotten luck with the wallet. 😦 I hope it hasn’t had too much of a knock-on effect. All the best the start of the Portuguese Way today.
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Hi Giles, thanks. We still have Jan’s card and only about 50euro taken so annoying and waste of time as much as anything.
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Commiserations on the theft. Some day perhaps I should visit Lisbon. In my teens (pre-1974) I listened to its radio output much as I listened to Radio Tirana.
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