Lisbon - Day 3 on the Narrow Streets of Alfama
July 11th 2013 Alfama--the oldest neighborhood in Lisbon--was the living quarters during the Middle Ages for the working poor, which to this day remains true to its values. With poverty, however, comes a sense of humility and authenticity, illustrated by the lines of laundry dangling overhead in narrow alleys, shutter windows letting in the sea breeze due to lack of air conditioning, and kids playing with makesh
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