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  • I got reacquainted with this guy. I like him. A lot.
  • Lisboa. Postcards. I haven’t touched a stamp for it’s intended use in years. A protest in front of the parliament. Umzabalazo is everywhere y’al. I dined at A Provinciana. A cosy eatery for locals. I had, you guessed it, grilled sardines. Then I capped it off with gelato from Nannarella. #thatwholetheworldisyouroysterthing #lisbon #portugal
  • Faces. Views. This is the Praça do Comércio, also know as the Terreiro do Paço. It’s the largest useable square in Europe. It is the piece de resistance of the rebuilding of downtown Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake. The Ribiera Palace used to be here pre-1755. Many a protest have happened here including the Carnation Revolution, which was the army-led 1974 protest against authoritarian regime of Estado Novo. At the center of the square is a statue of King John I. On a horse, looking out to the Tagus River. He cute. Looking into the square is the Arco da Rua Augusta. It’s a majestic arch, on which rest various statues. Big ass statues btw, that make up the Portuguese coat of arms. Glory rewarding Valour and Genius. Done by French sculptor Célestin Anatole Calmels. There’s also Vasco da Gama, and visual representations of the river Tagus. One of the pics is the big toe of one of the statues. It’s huge. No really. It’s flipping huge! Also, wind. Hence the crazy hair in of the pics. #thatwholetheworldisyouroysterthing #lisbon #portugal
  • This is the best view in all of Lisbon. Torel Palace. An old palace that used to be a prison for the dictators of Portugal. Now it is a fabulous boutique hotel, with numerous terraces and fabulous viewing points. Careful on the pear sangria they serve. It’s delicious and lethal. #thatwholetheworldisyouroysterthing #lisbon #portugal

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