Here's to you, Lisbon

View from the Santa Justa Elevator-Chiado

Lisbon has always been an exciting city. I get to Lisbon and I find a chilly and rainy city, but as the hours go by, the blue skies of Lisbon, so familiar to me, began to open and illuminate my eyes and my spirit. Naturally, the most common topic here is the European crisis, the problems people are having, the cuts in pensions and important social rights long acquired. Other than this, life goes on in Lisbon. Charming, lots of tourists, good food, and a chaotic organization that makes us, Brazilians, envy Lisbon's dwellers. But, I'm here not to copy or mime, but to savor whatever Lisbon offers me. History, new friends, long and wonderful walks around the historical sites which, naturally, take me to the historical Salvador. Lisbon will always be here. Bright and sunny, and usual, even in November, the month of chilly days. Lisbon. Great being here!