hkskyline's 2008 LISBON Photo Collection

[hkskyline]

After a forum meet in London, Lisbon was the first city on my 2008 Europe trip itinerary. I spent 6 days exploring in and out of this city.

1. TAP ... not an airline I'd usually see in my travels ... at least not so many of them.



2. Alfama is an interesting place. Lots of narrow streets along the hillsides, where people still live there, and has not been transformed into a tourist zone of hotels and bars. It looks like the original purpose of this area is still intact.







5. Unfortunately, graffiti is also a problem here.











10. We need more of these than roads and parking lots ... sure keeps the residents healthy.





12. While the arrangement looks very nice, many of the buildings are in need of a retrofit, and re-tiling.







15. The guidebook noted views from Alfama would be awesome. The map shows it should be a panoramic view.





17. I wasn't at the top yet.



18. Now let's keep walking.













24. This part of town has narrow streets. The atmosphere is quite intimate.





















34. With so many passages in and out of the narrow streets, I needed to watch my step so I won't roll down a staircase.













40. The guidebook also remarked Alfama may get dangerous at night. I didn't come back after the sunset to see for myself, but I thought a living neighborhood couldn't get that bad when it gets dark.