Saturday 30 September

 Another hot day but we decide to brave another day in Lisbon. A more leisurely start on the 9.35 bus than train and metro for a walking tour of the castle area and the Alfami district. There are some steep climbs but we keep to the shade on the cobbled streets and it is most picturesque with several “miradouro” viewpoints over the city below. We view mainly from the exterior to avoid queues and cost and that feels fine. We have had quite a sensory overload over the last few weeks! Beautiful old houses with tiles and balconies line the streets. It is still humming but mainly with taxis and tuc-tucs. It seems no one else is willing to walk! We see several Churches, the castle and Lisbon Cathedral. We share a delicious Grouper fish for a late lunch with a glass of Vinho Verde before wandering back to the station. Back at Cascais we see the wave formation tiles in the road before the bus back for a quiet evening.