Ok, ready for part 2? I'll try to make it short for your sake and mine. To start with I'll give you a quick overview of Lisbon. Sun, sun, sun! A few more modern buildings than Porto and more variation of neighbourhoods. Replacing the 8 foot wide buses on 9 foot wide streets of Porto was the 28 tram which was slightly less scary and a little more scenic. Top 3 foods: Churrasco chicken in Porto (and Lisbon), caldo verde soup in Porto, carmelized pecans in Lisbon. Top 3 attractions: Parque das Nacoes (site of Expo '98), Mosteiro dos Jeronimos in Belem (a 16th C. French and Spanish built monastery), and a traditional Fado club in Lisbon. Other notable things we saw in Lisbon: 1: Castelo de Sao Jorge, the castle in the middle of the
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