Archive for March, 2009
A bloke on the street
Posted on March 30th, 2009
I interact with a statue of modernist Portuguese poet, Fernando Pessoa.
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Il y a un chat à Lisboa
Posted on March 28th, 2009
Un chat se frimousse sur le pavé blanc de Lisbonne.
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Elevador de Santa Justa
Posted on March 27th, 2009
I take the ride up the Santa Justa Elevator. It was designed by an apprentice of Gustave Eiffel, a chap named Raul Mesnier de Ponsard, and completed in 1902.
The 45 meters lift drops me by earthquake-hit Convento do Carmo, a site I visited last week.
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The Alfama
Posted on March 26th, 2009
The Alfama is the oldest district of Lisbon, where one might visit a Fado house today. Over the video is the great Amália Rodrigues, queen of the Fado.
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Tram and funiculars
Posted on March 25th, 2009
The tram (and funicular) is ever present in the great Lisboa.
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Lisbon Metro
Posted on March 24th, 2009
I roam the arty and convenient Lisbon Metro. I like to compare Metro systems. This one ranks high.
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Parque das Nações
Posted on March 23rd, 2009
I ride the Telecabine along the Tagus River at the Parque das Nações. On the right side in the distance is the Vasco da Gama bridge, the longest bridge in Europe, stretching 17km and completed for the 1998 World Expo.
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São Bento Palace
Posted on March 21st, 2009
São Bento Palace is home to the Portuguese parliament (Assembleia da República) since the Liberal Revolution of 1820; it originated as a monastery in 1598.
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