Yesterday morning, I met up with my flatmate Ray's good friend, Christie, who happens to be a wondrous city host, and delightful company.Christie ordered us two Brazilian-style coffees (half strong espresso, half milk) and we opened my map. In Lisbon about a year and a half, Christie claims to be part tourist herself. I beg to differ. As I looked on, thrilled, Christie bullet-pointed a few of her favorite spots in Lisbon, giving me an idea of what places to consider indispensable and what to avoid during my abbreviated stay here.
While I grinned, Christie led me beyond a hillside park and down an ensconced set of narrow steps to a great little lunch spot–an eclectic, informal outdoor cafe with a view over western Lisbon and the water. (It's hard to get enough of these vistas. Lisbon's colors and texture are intoxicating.)
We walked up and down Lisbon's Chiado and Barrio Alto areas and Christie pointed out that she'd never been to a place with so many publicly available city view-points. Sure enough, after we gazed out at the eastern half of the cidade, I followed Christie's advice to climb to the hill-top Castillo on the other side of central Lisbon for another perspective, and to a nearby church to add to the panorama. Thanks to this girl, yesterday I caught some of the best vistas I've seen yet in the city.
Christie's easy, fun company enriched my afternoon in Lisbon, and I look forward to hitting up more of her nifty recommendations...Thanks again, girl! (And thanks, flatmatey, for hooking us up!)
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