Gene yawning on the plane. Traveling is tough work.
easy jet is one of a many discount airlines in Europe.
If you hit the gap between the metro and the platform you will be stuck in this position and people will think you are dancing.
The metro in Madrid is a no thumbs up kind of place.
We got into Madrid in time to attend the end of the year party at the school that Kelly teaches at.
This is the view out of Kelly’s kitchen window at her apartment.
and the view out of the front window.
Here again is the boat with the birds that is the symbol of the city.
Gene and I were just a couple of days late to attend the festival of St. António which is a huge city wide party. Different neighborhoods within Lisbon decorate there streets and set out temporary bars to sell beer and drinks. Some of the decorations were still up when we got into town.
The Metro system in Lisbon was very simple and easy to understand. The use of primary colors and pictures really spoke to my art background.
If the door on the train closes before you are all the way in it will hit you in the Crotch.
This metro stop felt like a science fiction movie.
Rossio Plaza in the center of Lisbon.
Sitting out at a restaurant
This guy came to our table playing his accordion. I gave him a tip and then took a picture. There were many people selling things on the streets. Most of them had two separate lines of products one public and one a little more private.
our hostel is the building on the right that has be scaffolding on it.
The big tower sticking up is a free public elevator to get people to the top of the hill without breaking a sweat.
All the sidewalks and some of the streets are done with intricate patterns of white and black stones. The name of the art is Portuguese Pavement.
The symbol of the city is a boat with a bird on either end. If you look close you can see this in the lamp hanger.
This is the front of an old church. The insides are kind of beat up because of several earthquakes that Lisbon has suffered through. The good thing is that Portugal was spared from any kind of bombing during WW2, leaving only earthquakes and fires to damage the historic buildings.
Here was a place that we stopped to get a traditional cherry liquor called Ginhinha which was really good. In the bottle there are cherries that you can eat with your drink.
This room was an old gambling hall.
sticking with the gambling theme
A historic art deco building that has been turned into a nice hotel.
This is a monument dedicated to the wars that Portugal has fought.
our tour group
on of the train stations in Lisbon
a nice park
Rossio plaza from a distance
Bee van
Lisbon has cable cars. Along with the terrain and the large suspension bridge on the harbor there are certain things that feel kinda like San Francisco.
This is a picture of the student/youth/bar district in Lisbon. There are many restarunts, clubs, bars, and cloathing shops in this area.
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