Travel Day 813 – Lisbon to Detmold, GERMANY
This was unfortunately already the last day of our little side trip from Barcelona to Lisbon and it started as a pretty foggy one…
Historic Yellow Tram of Lisbon in Portugal
As the day yesterday had been so great and we had walked around quite a bit, on this comparatively chilly morning we opted for the city tour on one of the nice historic trams. There were actually quite a few lines that still used those old yellow tram cars, but one line was supposed to be especially scenic and came recommended since it went through most of the little streets of the old town…
Finding the right tram was easy enough and the rattling ride itself turned out to be a very enjoyable experience. Even if the views from the tram were not as great as the ones from Castle of Sao Jorge yesterday, the surrounding area was still very nice to look at. Also experiencing the old wooden tram that was shaking and rattling on the narrow gauge through the winding cobble stone streets was really worth seeing, especially when things got so tight that the mirror had to be tilted in…
Coffee and Pastel de Nata in the Sun of Lisbon, Portugal
We ended up taking the tram all the way to the final stop, went for a walk around a lovely old cemetery with burial houses and then took another one back into town. This left us just with enough time to sit outside with a coffee and one more round of amazing Pastel de Nata, before we had to head out towards the airport. In the end we not only ate several pasteis, but we also ended up buying a whole box of it. We had actually decided that they were so amazing delicious that we simply had to carry them with us onto the airplane, onto the train and all the way back home…
And while the pasteis actually survived this long day and we somehow managed to carry the box home without completely smashing it, the Pastel de Nata did not taste quite the same at home as they did in the sunny outdoor cafes. Well, it seemed that it was necessary to go back to Portugal at some point and enjoy some more Pastel de Nata in the proper surrounding…
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