Alfama

We passed by this really cute street that is reserved for pedestrians only, with food stalls on each side and they hung a bunch of colorful umbrellas upside down, providing some needed shade on a hot day.

So lovely to sit outside and able to enjoy the nice weather, good food, and fun atmosphere.

Lisbon City hall

The building is located in the Municipal Square, built in the neoclassical style, its monumental façade features a large pediment over a central balcony with sculptures by Celestin Anatole Calmels

Pilori of Lisbon, located in the center of Municipal square and is classified as a National Monument.

The front of City Hall.

We are now close to our apartment in the Mouraria neighborhood.

Unlike the other buildings in Lisbon that are adorned with tiles, here you will see black and white photos of the elderly in this neighborhood.

All the art work are from the British born artist Camilla Watson, who lives in the neighborhood and was allowed to create an open-air gallery celebrating the elderly in this neighborhood.

The sad part is many of them were forced to move out of their homes as the area becomes more gentrified.

This is the tiny street leading to our apartment. It is a really quiet neighborhood.

We are just going back to rest a bit and then we will go out later for some snacks and a beer.

We are all rested now and we are now leaving the apartment in search for some snacks and something to drink.

On our way to the historical center we passed by the Fado Vadio mural located in Escadinhas de Sao cristovao (5 minutes from our apartment), and was created in 2012 by a collective of artists.

This is the most well know mural allusive to fado in the city of Lisbon.

This expressive mural is rich not only in reference to fado but also to symbols and event of this neighborhood and the city itself.

Traditional tiles on buildings in the neighborhood.

We are now in the historic center and we will stop by the Elevator de Santa Justa.

There is a line to take the Elevator. This a tourist attraction, built in the same way as the Eiffel tower.

The similarity between his designs and this Elevator is not accidental, as it was built by Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard, who was an admirer of Gustave Eiffel and applied the same techniques used in some of the funiculars in France of the time.

I was told it will take 20/30 minutes in order to be able to take the elevator. We decided to skip it at this time.

The Lift has a stunning observation deck at the top and offers magnificent views over Baixa. Since it was opened to the public, it has become one of the most popular viewpoints in Lisbon

This is the back of the elevator.

As we are walking along and we stumbled on Beher on Rua Prata.

Beher offers Spanish cuisine and taht will be a nice change from Portugese cuisine.

They have a lot of Iberico products on the window and inside.

Iberico ham trimmings looks so yummy!

Next to the bar they have a counter with a bunch of Iberico products and in the back, against the wall there a bunch of Iberico ham hanging underneath a metal rack.