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Day 2 - Three Hour Tour

View from the hilltop in the old part of the city Today we got up at 07:00AM after sleeping for about 12 hours.  I will say the bed in the hotel is comfy and is a normal king-sized bed, not that fake king-sized you sometimes get.   We had breakfast at the hotel, since it is included.  Breakfast included a buffet of bread, pastries, fresh fruit, cheeses, sliced meats, yogurt stuff, and then your choice of eggs made to order.  I had scrambled with bacon and Jim had an omelette.  The bacon was very thinned sliced and possibly a relative of prosciutto and had a hint of sage to it, tasty.  We also had a tiny Pastel de Nata (egg custard tarts), which are found everywhere in Lisbon.  To drink, we had black tea, and I had a glass of orange juice, and Jim had one of their morning breakfast drink which was green and might have had cucumber in it.   Then it was back to the room to prepare for the morning tour. Our tour guide met us at the hote...