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Bom Jesus
This morning I woke up early (7ish) and took the bus to Bom Jesus, just to the east of Braga (I’m not sure whether it’s a part of Braga or a place on its own). I was told it was pretty, and so it was. Up on a mountain with a nice view over Braga, and a beautiful church, some foresty parts, lots of flowers, a cave with stalactites and stalagmites, an elevator cart up get people up and down the mountain (hydraulic: they use water to pump it up and down, unique in Portugal today), and lots and lots of stairs for those who don’t want to take the elevator.
 The ascensor going up the mountain.
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 The hydraulic elevator seen from the top of the mountain.
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 Braga seen from the mountain.
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 More of the gardens, the statues and the start of the stairs down.
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 Sunrise over the gardens.
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 A cave with stalactites and stalagmites.
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 The cave on the inside.
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 Walking further up the mountain through a forest path.
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 A small river where you can hire a rowboat.
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 Inside the church of Bom Jesus.
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 Detail of the front wall.
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 Panoramic view.
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 View on the stairs from the top.
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 View on the stairs from the bottom of the first flight. There are about six more flights down.
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In the afternoon I went to Braga center, bought an apron and a bus card (5.5 euros for 10 rides, which is half the money you pay when you buy a ticket in the bus itself). At night Elena and I finished leftovers from Monday.
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