A pink street and the Bica funicular

After leaving Praça do Comércio (see previous post), we went to visit Loja das Conservas, a store selling canned sardines (and other seafood). We had heard that it was possible to taste the sardines before buying, but unfortunately that turned out to be only for private tours. There was actually a tasting ongoing while we were there.

I only took one photo inside the store, because it was rather packed. They hung up stuffed sardines (made of cloth :P ) for decoration, and you can see so many cans of different colours. On the right is the counter with cans of sardines behind it, and further beyond, you can see more cans against the wall. Every wall had sardines stacked against it.

Behind the table, you can see the people in the tasting group. A few small couches were there, and there was an array of different cans opened up for them to taste with small pieces of bread.

An employee came to ask us whether we needed help, and he explained to us that they sell lots of different brands there. In general, everything is more expensive than what we had bought in Porto, so all is good. :P

There is a small square near the store, where a few trams pass. 

Then we visited Pink Street.

you can see why it's called Pink Street...

looking back

another angle, where we can see the blue building behind (I don't think it's famous, but it's kinda pretty)

After that we went to the Time Out Market for lunch, and I snapped a photo in this little garden beside the market/food court.

Jardim Sá da Bandeira

Not very far away, there is the lower end of the Bica funicular, also closed due to the unfortunate accident on another funicular before our visit.

If I remember correctly, there was a little path going up beside the entrance of the funicular (to the left; not in the photo). But we didn’t want to climb up, so we left. But on our last day (last full day) in Lisbon, we came back to town to try flame-grilled sausage, which was not far from the top of the funicular. So we went to take a look. And it was a real tourist destination!

See how many people are there!

Even though the funicular was not in operation, they parked it there so that tourists could take photos with it. During my research, I had read that this is the most-photographed funicular in Lisbon, due to how it is framed on both sides by the buildings, and the background view of the Tagus river.

view down the steps to the river

the back of the tram (or the front?)

We wanted photos with it too!

Sunglasses are a must; otherwise we were squinting and frowning into the sun!

After that, we walked along the streets a bit. It was in the Bairro Alto neighbourhood, and I snapped a photo of this square.

Praça Luís de Camões

This was right before we visited the top of Santa Justa lift. We saw the bottom ends in the town center, and the upper ends in this higher neighbourhood.