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On March 5, 2004 I flew into Lisbon,
Portugal to join my sister and brother-in-law who were there as part of
a group of Edward Jones representatives who had won the trip. The week
flew by and needless to say we didn't get to see even a fraction of this
beautiful and historical region. We travel well together and I hope you
will enjoy my pictures and my tales.
I
will be bringing home postcards and books detail better many of the
beautiful, historic scenes of this city on the Tagus.
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Lonely Planet helped me pick out this
wonderful old hotel--the Internacional located in the heart of Rossio
Square. My room is to the right of the blue X.
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Here the city comes alive. I shot this
from my balcony window. Fountains, monuments, pasteriles, shops,
restaurants, the main train station and the national theater (at the far
end) make this the place to stay while in Lisbon.
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Looking the other direction from my
balcony, I could see all the way down the street to the the arch to the
Marques de Pombal Square on the Tagus River.
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Here you can look back through the
Arch of Triumph towards Rossio Square.
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Claudia and I are standing in front of
the statue of the Marques de Pombal, and the arch. The Marques de
Pombal is honored because it was he who restored Lisbon after a 1755
earthquake and subsequent fires and tidal wave that killed over 400,000
people, and destroyed over half of the city. The government offices on
each side of the arch were built in 1744 and survived the
earthquake.
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Lisbon sets on seven hills. The roads
are narrow and extremely steep. We are really going downhill here in the
Mouraria District. We traveled here by a small cog tram called the
Elevador da Lavra.
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The Mouriana District is a working
class district where the outside walls are covered with beautiful tile
for which Lisbon is famous. The buildings are being restored. I'm sorry
this shot doesn't do justice to the intricate detail of the Arabic
design.
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Another famous elevator is the
Elevador da Gloria which takes one to the Barrio Alto famous for its
narrow streets and nightlife. The restaurant on the top offers a few of the entire city.
If the style looks familiar it should. The elevator was designed by the architect of the Eiffel Tower.
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I like this building because it
symbolizes for me the beauty of Lisbon--a city that integrates so well
the ancient with the modern.
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