The Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has designed some of the world’s finest train stations and bridges. The station in Lisbon reflects the care and precision of Calatrava’s design work.

Lisbon is a glorious city.

I was truly blessed to spend five glorious days in this place–the capital of Portugal–as part of the Fulbright Inter-Country Lecturing Program.  I will never forget my time there, the places I visited, or the people I got to know.

I’ve attached a few of the iPhone photos snapped during my stay. (Copyright Shannon Chance, 2013.)

This Art Noveau Metro entry must have been moved to Lisbon from Paris.

Lisbon is a sea port…

…home to some of history’s most accomplished navigators.

The Jerónimos Monastery…

…is an architectural delight…

…inside and out.

It has been described as Manueline, Plateresque, Renaissance architecture.

The train station…

…designed by Santiago Calatrava…

…is an architectural and structural marvel.