Yesterday's disappointments were soon forgotten because of a king size cornflakes dispenser, bacon, scrambled eggs and great coffee in the breakfast hall. The weather was good, cloudy but warm. We went down Avenida Liberdade (one of the mainstreets downtown), eager to see upper town Bairro Alto as well as Castelo São Jorge and the neighboring Alfama with its pittoresque, steep and narrow streets. Siri's passion for cats, in combination with her brand new digital camera, made us stop several times to take pictures of the local animal life. After some time in Bairro Alto we went to the other side of the city center to catch the charming, old tram no.28 to Castelo São Jorge. The 15-minute-trip from Praca Martim Moniz was excellent through steep streets making unexpected turns left and right only a few inches
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