Lisbon

Posted by | February 18, 2008
Bairro Alto and Bica favorites

This past Saturday night, I went out for dinner and drinks in the Bairro Alto and Bica area. My meal was enjoyed at Cantinho do Bem Estar (Rua do Norte...

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Posted by | February 16, 2008
Moamba and my ass

My news since yesterday - on the way to an Angolan restaurant in Lisbon's Alcântara neighborhood, I fell down the slippery stairs in my apartment building, sliding on my ass...

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Posted by | February 14, 2008
Looking for tango in Lisbon

My mission tonight - dance tango in Lisbon. I checked out a few websites and to my pleasant surprise found a Thursday-night milonga right off Rossio Square in the city...

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Posted by | February 10, 2008
Lisbon’s beautiful urban decay

As I was walking through Bairro Alto today from a morning spent in Estoril, a seaside suburb of Lisbon, I saw this beautiful graffiti. There is something poignant about the...

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