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Ludo’s Halloumi

 

We’re living on Lisbon time now! This morning my day started at 11am with a cafe pingado and a pastel, followed by a lovely walk through the old town to the Lisbon Castle, the Castelo de Sao Jorge. 

This castle has wonderful panoramic views overlooking the city, and is defiantly worth a visit if just to see these views. 

Views from the castle grounds
Exploring the castle walls

Window views

The castle itself was actually used for defence, unlike some over castles and palaces that we’ve seen this trip. Every portion of the castle’s architecture is well thought out to make it difficult for attackers to enter. Our audioguide explained all this very well, highlighting several interesting points, such as the use of angled corridors in front of doors to prevent the use of battering rams.

The castle!

There were also so many peacocks on the castle grounds! They were very noisy, but also very photogenic. 

Can you spot the peacocks?

After exploring the castle, we stumbled across a wonderful brunch spot, Ludo’s. This cool places had a chill, hippy vibe to it, enhanced by the smiling waiters who welcomed you like family.

Ludo’s brunch cafe

Their dragonfruit stand

I had a delicious Halloumi lunch sandwich and Liam and I split a dragonfruit cocktail. Both items were so good! The melange of flavours was so interesting, combining pumpkin, cabbage, rosemary, and pomegranate. 

My halloumi sandwich 

The dragonfruit cocktail

After lunch we wandered through little shops in the beautiful streets, admiring the beauty of Lisbon.

Lisbon cathedral

Tile work inside the Lisbon cathedral

Colourful streets

Clay fish!

We went for one more stroll in the evening where we stumbled across the Lisbon Pride Parade! What a joyous celebration of love…there were so many people smiling and dancing and playing music :)

Lisbon Pride Parade

We also walked to the famous “wavy” Praça do Rossio which has beautiful tiled pavement.

Praça do Rossio

To finish the evening, we enjoyed a late dinner at a small local wine bar. I got some cod with a chickpea-potato purée, a very interesting combination which I quite enjoyed!

Dinner!



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