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Tower You need to visit, Once in Lisbon – BELÉM TOWER
Hello My Beautiful Allys!
How are you doing this weekend? As promised I am back with another #BeingAllycaralFridayFeature . Today, lets visit the most beautiful structure at Lisbon, Portugal – The Belém Tower. Yes the Belém Tower or the Torré de Belém as it is referred to, is one of the most visited places in the beautiful city of Lisbon, Portugal. The Portuguese Word Belém is derived word from an English word called Bethlehem. This landmark was constructed in the year 1515, during Manuel I of Portugal’s rule.
If one takes a closer look at the tower, it is but evident that the same was built as a defensive system to guard the entrance of the city and to protect the access to the Tagus estuary which could be attacked by John II of Portugal. Today the tower is used as a symbol to incorporate and display to the world the maritime elements and symbols of discoveries done by prominent voyagers like Vasco de Gama and Pedro Cabral.
The tower was erected by the architect Francisco de Arruda on a small island on the right side of the river of Tagus surrounded by water on three sides. Built with the Manueline style, it includes many stonework motifs of the Discoveries, sculptures depicting historical figures. It has a roofed balcony on three sides which can be seen from the riverbank. Each balcony has the Cross of the Knights of Christ while below the altar is the Our lady of Good Fortune – a Gothic statue of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso. It is also believed that the statue of Our Lady of Safe Homecoming’s statue was a symbol of protection for sailors on their voyages.
Belém Tower is a world Heritage site declared by UNESCO and very precisely it summarised the entire well-being of this tower as “It is a reminder of the great maritime discoveries that laid the foundations of the modern world.”
FACTS TO KNOW:
The tower was erected on a small island on the riverbank of Tagus surrounded by water on three sides but however due to the shift in the river bank location, today the tower is present on the mainland.
Another interesting fact is that the architecture has a rhinoceros head facing the land below the west tower. It is said that this is the first rhino in Europe given to Manuel I as a present from India
BE CAREFUL:
The place is crowded so carefull about your belongings, especially handbags and passports.
#BEINGALLYCARAL AT BELÉM TOWER, LISBON:
Essentials for an Air Travel
Hello my Allys,
It is Tuesday… The Day that I often come out to help you and give you’ll insights about some tips and tricks that will help you while you plan your travel. And Tuesday being the day to give tips here I am come with my magic wand to give you tricks and tips that will surely save your day.
This week, I thought I should give you insights about what should be the Essentials you should keep in mind for an Air Travel as Air Travel being such an instrumental part of my life. I am sure by reading my previous post, you must be aware that travelling is one of the most important part of my life. And as I head towards the end of my birthday month, I definitely plan to add a couple of more places in my kitty of travel.
So without delaying any longer here it is Essentials for an Air Travel exclusively only on Being Allycaral. So to get started, You will require the following things: Your Luggage Bag; a Lock; Plastic zipper bags & Travel Size Personal Care Products.
Planning always helps be it for a short trip or for a long trip, it is one of the best ways to safe a little or to conduct your trip in your budget. Now when you head for a Air Travel there are couple of things you need to keep in mind.
First Your Luggage Bag should follow the limit which is prescribed as per your flight ticket. For Most Domestic Flight the weight for the baggage should be 15 kg while for International Flight the baggage weight allowed is 20 kg per person. (However it maybe subject in countries) Once you have your luggage ready, next most important is your carry on flight luggage. This needs to be as light as possible. Don’t carry something heavy or oversized bags as it may not fit in the overhead compartment door or near the footrest of passenger infront of you. So Carry a roughly 62 inches bags which will be more than enough to keep your essentials in it. Additionally to this carry on luggage, you can carry two personal bags such as your laptop bag and purse.
Second, Lock Your Bags securely to avoid things being missed or lost in your flight travel. In addition, if you are carrying valuables remember to carry the same in your carry bag at all time. Also, incase you are carry gold keep the bills of the same along with the ornaments to avoid cross questioning and suspicion at the airport.
Third, Travel Size Care Products – This is useful especially when you have long or connecting flights. A lot of times you travel from one time zone to the other so in such circumstances this is a pure rescue on flight to brush, moisture yourself and so on. Most Important always carry a sanitizer along be it while you travel on flight or are using an airport toilet, a sanitizer is a must.
Also, it is always advisable to carry an extra pack of clothes along with your travel goodies in your carry on luggage for the simple reason several times there are chances of luggage getting misplaced, so it is always better to be prepared for the worse.
Next, always carry a plastic bags in your luggage, to keep your dirty laundry separate from your fresh and new clothes or else by the end of the trip when you return, all your clothes in the bag will start smelling.
Lastly, when you are travelling with electronic items like laptop, cell phones, and personal entertainment gadgets it is always better to be keep it in a place where you can instantly reach to it. This is because of security check in the area to make your security check hassle free.
Now as it is a season of “Ek ke saath, Ek muft…” (Buy One and Get One Free) Here is an additional tip – If you are planning to travel by air then, book tickets on Tuesdays as it is the cheapest on these two days throughout the week.
On that note, Here’s me Alisha Signing Off! Thank You For Reading My Article, Do send Us your feedback using #TravelBeingAllycaral hashtag on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Even through email.
Have a pleasant Week Ahead…
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