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Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

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From the Monument to the Discoveries, I then went to the Jeronimos Monastery, another UNESCO World Heritage monument.

According to UNESCO, it was declared a world heritage monument because…
“Standing at the entrance to Lisbon harbour, the Monastery of the Hieronymites – construction of which began in 1502 – exemplifies Portuguese art at its best.”

Indeed, the monastery is magnificent! It actually gave me goosebumps.
And I’ve just recently known that it is Vasco da Gama’s resting place.

Entrance fee is 8 Euros but it was a Sunday so the fee was waived!
You still have to go through registration, though.

Inside, the monastery is even more beautiful:

I took a lot of photos inside the monastery but I’ve only uploaded some.
You may view the slide show or visit the album itself. I also took a video that can be viewed HERE.
Enjoy!

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Up close Lisbon’s Padrão dos Descobrimentos

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Padrão dos Descobrimentos or Monument to the Discoveries was made to honor the Portuguese who contributed to the Age of Exploration. It is located on the estuary of the Tagus river, where ships departed to their often unknown destinations. I was in awe with the monument but I bet what I felt was only a small fraction of the excitement that those explorers felt.

A closer look…

Yes, one can go inside and since it was a Sunday, the entrance fee was waived.

But I decided not to take advantage of it as there were still some places I needed to visit.

There are different figures on each sides. I’m ashamed to tell you that I didn’t do my research before going there. I might have recognized a figure if I did a quick review of world history, or even my country’s history.

I’ve just learned something about this monument from Wikipedia ;)

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On the way to the Monument to the Discoveries

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Another tourist spot that could be seen from the train was the Monument to the Discoveries. It was close to the Torre de Belém. Thinking that I could just follow the wide road and that it would lead me straight to the monument but I was wrong…

There was no bridge to the monument to make way for these boats:

Notice the dark clouds in the photo? It rained later that day, making me lazy to get off the bus and explore more.

Found this on the way to the monument::

I would have loved to have lunch in this restaurant but I didn’t want to because I was alone. Yet, I almost stepped inside because I needed to use the toilet *_*

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