Lisbon seems like a great little city. It’s got the same feel as Madrid. I’m staying at the best little hostel I’ve ever been in. It’s very laid back and they offer a very cheap Portuguese dinner and the bar serves even cheaper bevies. It took me a while to find it, though. A lot of walking up and down the same streets, up and down steep inclines. Only thing that I got to check out before heading back to the hostel for dinner was the Elevator of Carmo. It’s probably the most obvious landmark of Lisbon. Designed by a guy that studied with Eiffel, it takes you from street level of downtown to Bairro Alto, which is the highest point of the city and where the Convento de Carmo Church(?) sits. At night, the church, which looks closed, is pretty scary with a lot of shadows and dark corners. Tomorrow, I’m climbing the hills towards the Pantheon Santa Engracia. On Tuesdays, the oldest market in Lisbon – from 1882 – takes place around the Pantheon.
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