Our room was right on the bay. Lots of young people and art throughout the city.
Right behind where we slept was the Lisbon Cathedral. The oldest church in Lisbon built in 1147. The Moors controlled this part of Portugal from the 8th to the 12th century. This church was built on the site that was the Moors main mosque.
Now the Carmo Archeological Museum, this church was destroyed in the great earthquake of November 1, 1755.
Lots of narrow streets in Lisbon.
On the long jogging track along the bay, there is a poem that is about half a mile long.
There was an artist doing some wild art on all the mooring posts along the bay.
Right along the bay walkway was this algae covered bog that was home to more than a dozen ducks.
Positive message on a sea wall.

Ciambra

We took a several hour train trip to Ciambra north of Lisbon. The train followed a river valley much of the way.
As we walked from the train station along the river, we found that the way to the University was almost straight up.
Back in the early 16th century this fellow was responsible for establishing this great university high up on a hill overlooking the river. It is the top ranked university in Portugal.
We toured a research library where pictures were not allowed. Some of the oldest books in Europe are in this library including early maps used by explorers.
A large room with walls filled of portraits of the university ‘hall of fame’, but the ceiling, wow.
There was an old, narrow walkway near the ceiling of one of the highest buildings on the university that gave a great vantage point to view the city and river.