Photos of the doomed Lisbon funicular two weeks before it crashed

[Cirrus]

Cirrus' Portugal Summer
Preface: The doomed Lisbon tram
Stop 1: Lisbon
Stop 2: Óbidos
Stop 3: Coimbra
Stop 4: Porto
Stop 5: The non-glamorous central province

Soooo I was in Lisbon two weeks ago and rode the famous Elevador da Glória, which crashed and killed 16 people on Wednesday.

Here it is. It was wonderful.
















This is the exact tram that crashed.




I'm basically standing where it hit the side of the building.