Other people’s pictures …………. Lisbon …… no. 3 ….. roof tops

Now I remain fascinated by other people’s pictures.

It is partly because the pictures are often of places, I have never been, but also because it is an insight into how other people see the world.

So, here just a few years after they were taken are two from our Saul, featuring the bits we all see, but do not always decide to record.

It was a December day, the sun was shinning and unlike Manchester, it was warm.

Location; Lisbon









Pictures; Lisbon, 2019, from the collection of Saul Simpson

Other people’s pictures …………. Lisbon …… no. 2 ….. the monument

Now I remain fascinated by other people’s pictures.

It is partly because the pictures are often of places I have never been, but also because it is an insight into how other people see the world.

So, here just a few years after they were taken are two from our Saul, featuring the bits the history books are hot on.

Later in the week there will be more more, but for now here are two of that other side of any big city.

Today we might rightly question the story behind the figures with the assumption that Europeans could go anywhere and exploit other people's across the globe.

Location; Lisbon

Pictures; Lisbon, 2019, from the collection of Saul Simpson

Other people’s pictures …………. Lisbon …… part 1 ….. just before New Year

Now I remain fascinated by other people’s pictures.

It is partly because the pictures are often of places, I have never been, but also because it is an insight into how other people see the world.

So, here just a few years after they were taken are two from our Saul, featuring the bits of Lisbon which are off the tourist beat.

Later in the week there will be more more, from the more traditional haunts, but for now here are two of that other side of any big city.

Location; Lisbon








Pictures; Lisbon, 2019, from the collection of Saul Simpson

Tram car 541 ………… travels with Kathy and Lawrence across Lisbon

This is tram car 541 on Route 24, which takes you across Lisbon from Largo do Camões in Chiado to Campolide.

And it is one those old trams which have been pressed back into service after a slow decline in the city’s’ tram network.

The decline happened in the 1960s, when the trams were overshadowed by the bright new metro system and an expansion in the bus network.

But with an eye perhaps on the tourist trade, and the fact that the fleet of yellow trams looks fun they are back.

The service started back in 1873 with horse drawn cars, which were replaced from 1901 with electric powered ones, and by 1959 when the network was at its height, there were 27 tram lines.

Today there are six routes, one of which has its own blog story. *

And apparently given the geography of parts of the city, these small trams remain the most effective way of crossing Lisbon.

Route 28 Tram 28 winds its way through the old Moorish quarter which is a labyrinth of narrow streets which climb towards where the old castle was situated. *

And there is even a tourist tram, which as you would expect is one of the yellow ones painted red, offering a guide and a higher fare, following route 28.

All of which means you can do the tourist thing or like Kathy and Lawrence, take the independent approach and travel the network armed with just a map and guide to Lisbon and an indomitable confidence that all will turn out well.

Location; Lisbon

Pictures; Lisbon, 2019, from the collection of Kathy Lee

*Portugal: Touring Lisbon on Tram 28 https://www.routesandtrips.com/touring-lisbon-on-tram-28/