I first visited Lisbon in April 1989. It was just a day trip from Ericeira, a quiet (then) coastal town north west of the capital. And, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I didn’t fall in love with Lisbon. It’s not that I disliked it, but it didn’t grab me.
However, I returned, stayed longer and now I find it hard to leave the place. It became a regular early summer haunt when my daughter was young – a friendly, walkable city with appealing beaches a short hop away across the Tejo.
All those early visits were before my love for photography, but I’ve got a little selection of images here from more recent visits (2006, 2017 and 2020)
So come this way:
Vascow [sic] da Gama, Lisbon, 2007
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Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 April 2019
Posted as part of Lens-Artists: Second Time Around
Travel with Intent 
Especially loved your red roofs Debbie. Glad you rediscovered the city!
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So am I! A city I could happily live in.
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I’m trying not to read the conversations because I so want to see my son in July/August. 😦 Was that your daughter on the bench by the Tejo, Debs? I tried to comment in the gallery but it wouldn’t stick 😦
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No, that’s me!
I hope things are better in the summer. I’m not sure about flights – but could you all drive and meet mid-way?
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Ha! I thought it might be. 🙂 🙂 And no- highly unlikely! We won’t cross the border into Spain for a good while. 😦
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Aaah, Lisbon! I loved my brief visit….
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I loved the tile clad buildings when I was there in 1987.
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Their tiles are a wonderful tradition. I had meant to get to the tile museum on my last visit but all museums were clones because of COVID-19
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I didn’t know about the tile museum. Sounds like a cool stop for my next visit. : )
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It’s a must! A bit out of the way, but a knockout! 🙂 🙂
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I know I’d love it. The tiles are such beautiful traditional folk art.
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I visited Lisbon in 1992 and enjoyed it. I think it is time I visited again!
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Definitely. It has changed in that time, but all of the old streets are still there
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Ha ha. Vascow da Gama. Love that last fisheye shot, too.
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Great gallery of Lisbon Debbie 🙂
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How lovely that you have photos from earlier visits. We were due to visit Lisbon this month to celebrate my husband’s birthday. I’ve been a number of times, firstly back in 1966, but he hasn’t. So that’s another trip now on the back-burner.
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Something to look forward to!
!966! Have you any old photos? I was actually meant to visit in 1974 on a school cruise, but the Carnation Revolution changed our route and we went to Cadiz and Seville instead of Lisbon.
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No, I was rather young at the time.
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Love that statue of Vascow da Gama! That ultra-wide angle shot of the marina area is spectacular! Thanks for sharing your visits.
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The painted cows added a new dimension to that visit – especially for my daughter
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You’ve definitely convinced me. I wonder when we’ll be able to travel again?
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Sadly, I fear it could be a long time yet. There is now serious doubt about immunity, and therefore about a lasting vaccine. I can’t see travel being option, and certainly not a safe option, until at least October. And, to be honest, maybe not until 2021. So hard to imagine waiting that long
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I agree. I never imagined it would become so hard to see our a daughter living in Barcelona. But the impossibility of Socially Distant travel makes journeying seem unlikely any time soon.
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