Belem Palace.
It is the White House of Portugal, except that it's pink, and legally the president cannot live there during the month of October without the express written consent of the Susan G Koman foundation.
The palace has armed hair stylists patrolling the grounds. While it is the dream of many young Portuguese men to become one of the palace guards, only those possessing straight, long, luxurious blond hair with no split ends can apply.
Lisbon is compared to San Francisco for many reasons. The many hills, the large population of men rollerblading through the streets in cut-off jeans, the high possibility of death by earthquake and the bridge below are just some of the similarities the two cities share. Known as the Pont 25 de Abril, it connects the north shore of Lisbon to the Napa valley and was designed by a company that builds bridges.
Belem Tower.
This is a fort built in the days of yore period (roughly 800-1979A.D.) which still stands today. The Tower protected the capital from marauding sea warriors, who before the fort's creation would sail into the city and wreak havoc in the cafes.
Monastery of Jeronimos.
Also located in Belem, the monastery is massive. Construction began in the early 1500s with an 8 year goal of completion. However, the king chose a project manager that was not PMP certified and scope creep occurred, causing the project to not be completed until 1604.
The tomb of Vasco de Gama, famous explorer and inventor of the Gama ray gun, which he used to subjugate native populations, is located in the monastery. De Gama was also the first European to reach India by sea, where he picked up a new crew and continued his voyage to Asia, starting a trend of Westerners outsourcing work to that country that continues to this day.
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