Lisbon

Lisbon is a spiderweb of little cobbled streets lined with tiled buildings and gothic architecture. We stayed in an apartment at Marques De Pombal which is not far from the main tourist district of Baixa. The city is set on a series of hills so exploring by foot is a mission, especially when all the great castles and churches seem to be set on top of them, but there always seems to be a cafe halfway up where you can stop for a cafe and a pastel de nata (Portuguese tarts). In the centre of town there is the old elevador de santa Justa, a vertical elevator that takes you up to a viewing platform where you can look down across the city. It's over a hundred years old and used to be powered by steam. The Trams are also a great way to see the city though sometimes it feels more like a roller coaster. One thing we'll never forget is the amount of times we we're offered drugs, it seems every five minutes some dodgy man was whispering to us "you want hashish marijuana".



















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