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gate in old cityThe last 30 kilometres were hectic to struggle our way through the traffic and reach our Hotel on a very busy rotonde or what we say roundabout. Lisboa has two million inhabetants. An earth quake in 1755 destroyed most of this city. But enough Morish influenced buildings remain and some are spectecular. The footpath are interesting. All are paved with small blocks of limestone, basalt and other materials they are layed out in patterns. On the roundabout where we stay is a statue of a dictator Pombal, who was in charge of the reconstruction of Lisboa. We are on the 7th floor and have million dollar views. Our first time out eating finnished up in an obscure local eatery, where they serve mini snails that were very popular and pork stomach and other things we have no idea what they were. Lucky we had an English written menu that saved us from unknown dishes. The next day we walked to the old city which was saved from the earth quake. Beautiful old buildings line the streets and squares reminding us a bit of Paris. A lot of buildings are tiled from top to bottom. They are called azulejos and hand painted
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streets in Lisboa glazed ceramic tiles that are typical Portugese. Of course it was impossible to avoid any of the churches. There is a steep incline that took us to a beautiful view over the city. A Lavra Funicular, that was first build in 1884. At first worked on rack and pinion and water counter weight, but now it is electical. We enjoyed an amazing view over the city. We took the same tram back. We also walked to the river Targus. It was to far to do anything else that day. On our return we were happy to put our legs up. We found a better place to eat that night. Food is again very cheap. Meal,beer and dessert for not even $ 25. Early night, tomorrow we have to be ready for a long day. Bye for now Liz & Allan
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