Our first day. We had no idea what to expect. What we discovered was that Lisbon, for all of her hills, trams, cable cars and subways, is a city to be explored on foot. What's interesting about Lisbon is that it was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake on 1 November 1755. This earthquake allowed the government of Portugal to completely rebuild the city. Consequently, they stole all the greatest ideas from European cities and rolled them into one! Thus, I am looking up Lisbon's version of the Champs Eleyeses. A beautiful treee lined street with cobblestone sidewalks in distinct patterns. In fact, look closely, and you can see the patterns in this picture!
See the trees, behind the man?
Our first day. We had no idea what to expect. What we discovered was that Lisbon, for all of her hills, trams, cable cars and subways, is a city to be explored on foot. What's interesting about Lisbon is that it was almost completely destroyed by an earthquake on 1 November 1755. This earthquake allowed the government of Portugal to completely rebuild the city. Consequently, they stole all the greatest ideas from European cities and rolled them into one! Thus, I am looking up Lisbon's version of the Champs Eleyeses. A beautiful treee lined street with cobblestone sidewalks in distinct patterns. In fact, look closely, and you can see the patterns in this picture!
See the trees, behind the man? 
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