Lisbon, Portugal

A quick weekend trip with some girls from work...we traveled to Lisbon, Portugal in mid - March. Lisbon was a blend of Spanish, Portuguese and Mediterranean cultures - music, food, architecture, etc. The weekend itself was relatively low key. Spent the 2 days shopping, visiting the neighborhoods, watching a teachers protest, trying delicious Portuguese food and large beers and taking a hop on/hop off tour bus of the downtown area. The old city with its lovely port and mini Christ the Redeemer statue is quite different from the new section that was built up for the world expo a few years back. Not my favorite city so far, but a nice hilly town with friendly people.