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Friday, 5 Jun 2015 | Photo Gallery
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Thursday, 4 Jun 2015 | Views [587]
I stayed in the same hotel in Lisbon for 6 nights. Now this hotel had pros and cons: First of all, the pros: (1) The avearage for all 6 nights was maybe $35 per night, for my own room with a bed, sink, etc. (2) The hotel was on a great street with cafes ... Read more >
Thursday, 4 Jun 2015 | Views [501]
First things first, I went to the Castillo de San Jorge in Lisbon. It is the largest Castle in Lisbon, practically looming over the skyline. I made a decision to see it before I left. The night before, (two nights ago), I did a recon mission to find ... Read more >
Tags: portugal, sintra
Wednesday, 3 Jun 2015 | Views [508]
Yesterday I got out of dodge and went to the most beautiful place on Earth. I am not exaggerating at all.
The town is Sintra, about 45 minutes from Lisbon. First of all to get there, I walked about a long ways (I don't know if it was a mile or two) ... Read more >
Tuesday, 2 Jun 2015 | Views [518]
Today was sort of a blah day. I had plans to go to a few musuems, but the ones I had plans to go to we're closed since they are closed on Mondays.
I did go to a transit museum, which was interesting because I am interested in trains, trams and other ... Read more >
Tags: lisbon
Monday, 1 Jun 2015 | Views [465] | Comments [1]
Monday, 1 Jun 2015 | Views [602]
If you look at the picture of the April 25th bridge, you will see pictures of Cristo Rei, which is a large monument and cross on the far side of the suspension bridge. It is actually Lisbon's answer to Christ the Redeemer from Brazil. Yesterday, ... Read more >
Tags: christ, lisbon
Sunday, 31 May 2015 | Views [740] | Comments [1]
Once again, I am not. When it is daylight, middle-age men pull out pairs of sunglasses and try to sell them to me. At night, these guys switch to drugs. Once again, they are persistant, but yelling at them seems to do the trick.
Yesterday was another ... Read more >
Saturday, 30 May 2015 | Views [531] | Comments [1]
First of all, the weather here in Lisbon-there is no other way to say it, but awesome, perfect, etc. There we're two clouds in the sky all day-across the river. Maybe 3. Otherwise, it is just a blue cloudless sky. 86 degrees. No humidity. (I don't think-... Read more >
Saturday, 30 May 2015 | Photo Gallery
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Saturday, 30 May 2015 | Views [601]
That must be what the message was I was conveying yesterday in Lisbon-that I am trying to buy drugs. At least 8 guys, mostly middle-age to older tried to sell me drugs. And these guys are persistant. I found that yelling "I DON'T DO DRUGS" at the ... Read more >
Tags: lisbon, museum
Friday, 29 May 2015 | Views [555]
Yesterday, I left the UK. I took a 2 1/2 journey by train to London Gatwick airport, which involved changing trains at a station called Reading. The train(s) stopped at the typical England villages, with a car park, nice town square, some with ... Read more >
Tags: airplane, lisbon, portugal
