Martin went to Lisbon for a meeting with Vodafone, spending a night and a day in the city. This was Martin's first time in Portugal and especially interesting since the Woolleys will be spending a week in the country over Easter 2008. Fortunately, with work activities finished by lunchtime, and Martin's flight not until early evening, there was time for a wander and some photographs. Wikipedia has lots of information about Lisbon.
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| By the River Tejo (Tagus) with the huge Vasco da Gama Bridge in the background.. |
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| Lisbon is quite an arty city it seems, with modern sculpures, painted buildings and some splendid modern architecture. |
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| This photograph doesn't quite do justice to the beatifully simple and clean lines of this structure. |
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| This is just an "ordinary" apartment block. |
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| .. as is this. Beats the ones we have in the UK! |
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| The Praco de Comercio square |
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| There are lots of colourful, old trams in this part of Lisbon |
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| And the police get about on these |
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| Martin climbed to the top of the hill overlooking the city.... dragging his luggage up many steps like these |
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| View of the river nearing the top of the hill |
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| At the top of the hill lay the Castelo de Sao Jorge whose many canons protected the city in years gone by |
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| View from the castle |
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