We start our sightseeing tour in Lisbon at Edward VII park.
It includes this fountain and overlooks a large garden area.
Wade with one of the many Lisboa signs around town.
Down to the waterfront area and some more monuments.
This is a sister bridge to the Golden Gate, and their copy of Christ the Redeemer in the background.
The Belem Tower dedicated to Portugese mariners.
The Monument to Discoveries
Some of the monuments are not as well-loved because they were built during the dictatorship.
More of the interlocking granite and basalt, in this case representing the waves.
Here's a map of the world with the Portugese colonies.
Another view of the map.
Up close you can see the various figures on the Monument to Discoveries.
We walk across the street to the Jeronimos Monastery.
This is the TimeOut Market, driving by while the bus looks for a parking spot.
One side is a traditional market that sells vegetables, seeds, etc.
The other side is a modern food court.
Some of the seeds available for your garden.
The name of the market in Portugese.
That evening, we make our way up all these stairs to our cooking class.
Kimberly all ready to cook.
They had a nice set of appetizers out for us to snack on.
It is creatively named the "Lisbon Cooking Academy".
The tables in the front, and the two cooking stations in the back.
One of our chefs explaing how to make pica pau ("woodpecker"), a beef dish.
Wade chopping onions...
...and cleaning shrimp.
Our head chef showing us how to make a cod casserole with shrimp and a veloute sauce.
Kimberly stir frying the beef.
The final course 1: pica pau.
Course 2: cod casserole.
Course 3: torta de laranja, a flourless orange cake with cinnamon on top. Quite tasty.
