~Ralph Waldo Emerson
May 30, 2014
Tchau Lisboa!
Obrigada!
(Good-bye Lisbon! Thank-you!)
Two days of learning and fun have been added to my Lisbon adventure. An expedition to Alfama on the trolley. What a ride! Hang on!
Barrio Alto and a Fado performance. Wonderful, soulful soloists accompanied by a guitar player and mandolin player. Oh and very good Portuguese green wine-but it is white.
A monastery and the famous Belem pastries was an excellent way to begin my last day in Lisbon. Arriving by bus (if you are keeping track that is plane, metro, trolley, bus so far) the weather was ideal and these attractions were on the Tagus River. Very picturesque. Then a tram back to city center. A bit off course so I hailed a cab back to Rato the neighborhood I am staying in. (Please add tram and taxi if you are keeping track.)
Just a few comments about some of the photos; During the two days I happened upon a huge book fair and also a fair centered around people with challenges and services available. Ironic that I was able to experience two events so closely related to my profession! Elementary school children wear very different looking uniforms. Buttons in the back with a big round pocket on the front. One photo is of children being picked up from a school. Another photo is of a little boy pointing to the type of ice cream he would like his father to buy. I observed this a lot. Just imagine the joy in pointing to a photo of a delicious treat! Many parents and grandparents enjoyed ice cream after school as they helped their children with homework. One of the parks became a favorite of mine. At the concession (beer and wine included) the young ladies taught me some Portuguese words. You will see a photo of them at their stand. They loved that I wanted their photo and blew me a kiss good-bye. Tchau!
