Walk with me through the streets of Lisbon, PORTUGAL (Part1)
It seemed everyone and their mother was producing a post on Lisbon! Meanwhile, I sat there processing my trip and letting it sink in. Yeah, I'm not the fastest Steemian out there...
Now let's be honest, with the outpouring of Lisbon posts you all read carefully (wink wink), if I were to quiz you on the basic facts of this amazing city, you would have no problem answering everything correctly. "Riiiight!" I hear you say.
As you may have noticed from one of my previous posts, I am a huge fan of mosaics. I can only let you imagine how excited I was at the mere thought of visiting Lisbon, a city where mosaics can be found around each and every street corner in an incredible variety of artistic patterns.
The tiles are appropriately called Portuguese pavement or calcada portuguesa. They are painstakingly laid down by hand, following a process created hundreds of years ago.
Watch this short video to give you an idea of how Portuguese pavements are made:
Enter Lisbon - a serious competitor!
The tramway network in the city has been operating since 1873 and is a much needed addition to the buses, metro, and fun tuk tuks (what?! tuk tuks here? weird). With Lisbon being built on 7 hills or colinas, catching a tram is often almost life saving!
A word of advice for the ladies: don't bring your heels. You'll most likely end up breaking them or coming home with a pretty little cast :)
 Typical cobblestone street |  Street view from Tramway rails |
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You may still be mesmerized by what is at your feet, but don't forget to look up and sideways!
Aside from the impressive neverending mosaic sidewalks and cobblestone roads, you will be surprised to see that Lisbon's artistic feel also takes form on its walls.
Below is a collage of some of the ceramic tiles which adorn the facade of most buildings. I've put together the photos of the prettiest blue ones I could find in the city. Fifty (thousand) shades of blue!
I was very excited to see that one of my favourite graffiti artist had also made it to Lisbon. After seeing his "Exit love" signature graffiti successively in Naples, Florence, then Berlin, it was funny to notice he has also made it to Lisbon and made sure to let us know.
) Labyrinth lines and patterns | ) Sticker war gone haywire |
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Have you ever been to Lisbon or another beautiful city in Portugal?
Do you know of a city which is as esthetically pleasing to the eye as Lisbon?
All photos in this post were taken with my SONY Xperia Z3 (except for the last one - that's @abh12345's photo)
Please don't hesitate to leave comments, share ideas, upvote/resteem.
To check out some of my previous posts, click on the links below:
 Black and White |  CryptoKitty |
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 Guessing Game |  Secret Door |
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You really have a keen eye for the details :) Lovely trippy azulejos :)
Thank you so much @herverisson. They are super trippy and colorful!
tell you what you can get FIT very quickly walking around lisbon. i'll be back, i absolutely loved the city..
Yeah that's for sure. Would have been nice to meet you and @dayleeo there for Steemfest!
So much art and culture! Love it :)
I miss the trams in Hong Kong (it's where I was born and raised!), what brought you to live there?
Thanks @redrica. I was there for over 3 years. Teaching in a Montessori school... absolutely love HK :)
How cool! My eldest went to a Montessori nursery here in the UK, before I started Home educating her, we loved it :)
Hong Kong absolutely needs more alternative education than what it has now, things are so tough for kids nowadays there :/ Where was the school you taught in?
It sure does. Unfortunately too many people, not enough schools in HK. And it's getting worse each year. I'll find you on Discord to tell you all.
What a beautiful pictures you made in Lisbon. I was there between Christmas and New Year a couple of years ago. I rode the tram and also saw some beautiful mosaics. Your pictures were a memory refresher, thank you for that.
I only discovered about a month ago that you and Asher were a couple. So nice to 'know' you two!
Are you already in Burgundy? I read a post from @morvanliving that the weather isn't very good at the moment. I hope it will be better soon and if not there are always the beautiful little churches and museums to visit or just relax with your family.
Yes, it's always a bit tricky to know who knows who on Steemit. Asher is the one who introduced me to it, and it's been quite the ride so far!
I just got to Burgundy and will be visiting the museum you told me about hopefully next week. For now it's food and family mode :) So happy you are connected with @morvanliving as well. Her blogs are excellent!
Thank you @clio. Enjoy the festivities with the family!🎄
You too, I hope you have a wonderful time with your family.
And I hope you write a post about the museum in Autun!
Thank you dear. I will try for sure.
Beautiful! And the Blog post too :D
Hey, who was the camera-person for the last photo? I think they did a great job!
Haha! I started giving you the credits and then I erased it. Too much blabla! But everyone knows now :)
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This is the best Lisbon post I’ve seen! Well written and wonderfully observed. I look forward to part 2! 😊
Thank you so much Lisa 😊 Part 2 coming soon!
Lisbon was beautiful and Steemfest2 was frikkin' amazing! I'll see ya there next time, for sure :D
It sure was! I'm hoping Steemfest3 isn't too far away from where I will be next year.. but if Steemit works as well as it has been so far, I just might be able to make it (in my brand new helicopter 😜).
Thanks @getonthetrain and happy holidays to you🎄🎁
Ha! Where are they going to find parking for all of our shiny new helicopters?? 😛
Maybe they can privatize an entire city next time 😉
Oh my goodness, I LOVE your Lisbon tour!! Such gorgeous mosaics and watching the video I thought about how great it would be to introduce these people to Steemit where they could blog about their work and gather funding to create their beautifully crafted works.
Your photos are stunning - that first one is among the very best I've seen of this much photographed view - and your stories have a lovely pace and show your perceptive, curious and humorous sensibility. I looked at this post twice :-)
That would be a brilliant idea... if only it were easier to explain steemit to others. I find it takes so much convincing and explaining.. but on the plus side, I feel I am improving my marketing skills. My "Steemit speech" gets better every time :)
Thank you so much for your support Ruth. It means a lot to me.
🎄Happy happy holidays to you🎄
It's so easy to support you :-)
And oh my goodness do I understand the convincing and explaining regarding trying to tell people of the wonders of steemit!! I haven't been too successful at bringing people here so far but I figure you can lead a horse to water, right? And it's such an amazing place, but they have to want to try at least.
Also, what brought you to Hong Kong?
I was teaching in a Montessori school :) Stayed there a few years and highly recommend it to anyone wishing to work or travel there.
Thanks for taking us back girl! Awesome panoramic view, street art, mosaics and tiles [@naturofbeing will LOVE those for sure!] but my upvote is for the beautiful, refreshing, amazing blonde face at the first picture! Tu es craquante cherie !!!
Aaaaawww merci loopdedoop, je tâcherai de mettre plus de photos de moi alors la prochaine fois. Juste pour toi 😍
Happy holidays my dear!
ouiiiiii Steemit a besoin de plus de Sylviaaaa <3
You too !!!! :D :*
Haha! Christmas Steemit madness. Everyone's losing their marbles!!!