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First sight to see in Lisbon After stepping off the plane this is the bus that will be waiting to...
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So where is Customs Once inside the terminal its off to Customs
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Now to get outside After clearing Customs its off to claim the luggage and find the outside
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Transportation awaits Outside a fleet of Mercedes that functions as TAXI's awaits to...
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Hotel arrival Hotel Tivoli Lisboa.. Very nice hotel with all the comforts of .... Europe I...
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Walking around is fun and easy Maps of the city is posted all over the city so walking around is fun....
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Across the street from the Hotel Hotel view along the street: Av Liberdale 187
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Out for a stroll Walking South of the hotel you find the sidewalks as a work of art and the...
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Half mile away After walking half a mile everything was looking the same. Lots pidgeons that...
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Down in Rossio Square Accidentally I find downtown and nearly 20 blocks of shops and...
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Finally a familiar sight McDonalds! A welcome sight. It was 9:15am local time and I was...
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And this was a Portugal breakfast at McD A muffin that wasn't sweet and warm milk with lumps that looked...
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A sight in the distance From the downtown area my first sight is noticed. A statue way up in...
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From the otherside Walking to the otherside of the tall think this is what it looked...
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Praca do Comercio And this statue was in a 1 block by 1 block empty square all by...
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On top of the double decker tour bus The ear phones were plugged into the back of the seat with a dial that...
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A close up of Rossio Square The tour bus left the harbor area and proceeded towards the center of...
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Way too many statues in this city Every 4 to 6 blocks is a statue with some significance about the...
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Marque de Pombal Approximately 3 miles from Rossio Square. This is also the area where the all...
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North into the city The air on top of that bus was quite cold.
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Approaching Saldanha This area is near Sldanha The New Avenue Shopping
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Apartment buildings and condos Could not determine what the inside looked like but the outside was...
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BarClays Bank A regular looking bank with regular people standing in line to get their money
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Campo Pequeno The Bull Fight Arena - VERY LARGE - Seats over 60,000
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Near the retail district If you find yourself in this part of town you're in shopping...
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Cathedral One of the many churches in the city. This one had been restored to a...
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I missed the name of this sight By now I was very tired from my flight over and was thinking about that awful...
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Winter Gardens Parque Eduardo VII area. Directly behind us was a very famous white Ferris...
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A prison.. We paused just long enough to take a photo of this prison.I'm sure...
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The first shopping Mall As we approached our first 'real' shopping mall I prepared...
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Amoreiras Shopping Center A real live shopping mall. A bit exotic looking on the outside but a...
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Inside the Mall Inside this mall were many colorful sights. Tourism is what the city...
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Too early to eat sweets.. I know it isn't healthy but Amoreiras Mall had some of the best sweets...
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Another McDonalds The McDonalds in the mall employed all Portugese employees but the food was...
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Walking around outside mall There in the distant was another tour bus going by. I wasn't ready to...
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Fortune and Mens Health This news stand was outside the mall. There were more Fortune and Mens Health...
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Returning to the tour bus Walking back to the mall to get on the tour bus and continue the journey
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Praca do Comercio Back at R Augusta Arch where this tour had begun. I was now back on foot and...
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The streets were now lined with people People were eating and shopping through Rossio Square area.
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Colorful photo This photo was taken of a billboard that's located in the Metro (subway)...
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Colombo Mall This mall is the largest mall in Europe. The size and statues and...
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Inside Colombo Mall There are over 400 shops inside here and it's estimated that tens of...
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Back at the hotel after a long first day This was a welcome sight. The restaurant is visible from the outside...
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Time for work After four days of walking and exploring the city the time came to get...
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But we must remain connected As time allowed the participants from all corners of the Earth made it...
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The days were long and nights short It seemed as though time had really slowed to a crawl and the city...
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The latest in hi-tech All of the latest technological breakthroughs and offerings were on...
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Finally saw one These vehicles were quite small but I'm sure they could easily exceed the...
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TGI Fridays This bridge over Lisbon was designed by the same person that designed...
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Convento Beato We held our European party in here where we hired local entertainment....
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View from the Congresso Centro This bridge extends from the River Tagus across the Rio Tejo
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Great desert This waiter did not speak any english but he did a fine job of...
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Christ with hands extended This ancient statue of Christ with his arms extended was a really...
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Padrao dos Descobrimentos This monument was build in 1960 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the...
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An old airplane down by the sea This model was flown over 50 years ago.
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Torre de Belem Tower of Belem was built in an effort to defend the estuary of the...
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Mosteiro dos Jeronimos A 16th century monastery that is considered to be one of the most important...
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Across the street from the Coach museum I did not walk close enough to this statue to find out what it/he...
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Musee des Carrosses The Coach Museum. This museum consisted of a collection of one type of item....
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Royal Coach made of GOLD This museum consisted of many royal coaches all made of gold. It took...
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Jeronimos Manastery A 16th century Monastery that withstood a major earthquake over 2 centuries ago.
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One of the sights in the Monastery A sculpture of christ bearing the cross
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A lifelike sculpture of christ This sight was quite touching and created a silence in each group that came...
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Many jewels inside There were many sculptures inside that I'm sure were priceless. Most were...
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Fish for sale to all the brave souls As continued our tour into the neighborhoods away from the beaten path...
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No Comment Some pictures are worth a thousand words and some aren't
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RUA Augusta art scene Where dining tables had lined the streets there were now art work there. And...
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My final view of Rua Augusta street Here I walked through to take my final look through Rossio Square
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Why not park on the sidewalk Parking on the sidewalks appeared to be a common thing to do
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No too far out of date The clothing in the shops look very similar to some of the American styles
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Proud to know an American Two of these three locals could speak some english. And they were so...
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Entertaining with the locals At 1:15am; On a bus, enroute to some disco. And this local wanted to...
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One of many Sculptures The gold value in this place was priceless
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