Looking down on the Praça Luis de Camões through a fine mist of rain from our window
taking in the familiar patterned cobblestones and blue tiles of Lisbon.
There were bargains to be had at the street bookstalls outside the Livraria Bertrand
... and what better place to hang out when it's raining than the bookshops of the Chiado?
Outside the Basilica dos Martíres, and looking down the Rua Garrett, an ancient lady in black was begging for money.
Around the corner, the elegantly faded façade of the São Carlos opera house.
A hundred cobbled steps will keep you in shape as you head down the steep hills of Lisbon
but first a visit to my favourite store for Portuguese nostalgia
A Vida Portuguesa, purveyors of retro and iconic Portuguese products, in a converted soap factory
We're heading down to the Baixa and the port of Lisbon, hold on for more ...
Lisbon, April 2014
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