Walking to the cento historico part of Lisbon today, Stefan announces he can count in Portuguese: onze, douze, thirteen-say, fourteen-say, fifteen-say...I think after Russian we all have this bizarre sense of being able to speak the language. If scuzi, isn't polite enough, how about, pardon? Limondada? Rosa? Grande? Beeg? Okay!
After touring like rock stars yesterday and going no where but the hotel bar and falling in love with boots at the mall, today we ventured to the old part of a very old town.
We saw a glove store that's been around a couple hundred years.
(That's Stefan wanting desperately to not go in.)
Then we went to a candle store that's been around since 1789.
Stefan says Lisbon reminds him of Portland + Budapest, I say add in a little San Francisco:
Seeing the cable car, steep hill and ocean, I vote for San Francisco. Have a wonderful vacation there.
Posted by: Tina | November 03, 2009 at 04:08 PM
Oh, how cool.
Posted by: The Expatresse | November 04, 2009 at 01:49 AM
wish I was there with you guys!
Posted by: Melissa | November 04, 2009 at 07:35 AM
Very cool indeed! All you have to do is hit the sidewalks and the adventure begins.
Posted by: mc | November 04, 2009 at 03:06 PM
Didja notice the graffiti on the cable car? TomCat. LOL
Posted by: MamaLana | November 04, 2009 at 04:09 PM
Really like that sceen. Yes it does remind one of San Francisco.
Guess i will only see these places thru your eyes.
Posted by: Mom | November 11, 2009 at 01:42 PM