Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Back from Lisbon after four days. We enjoyed our trip to this beautiful (althought a bit run-down)city. Our hotel, the Clarion Suites Lisbon was very good, located in a peaceful residential street near one of Lisbon's main squares, the Marques de Pombal. The hotel offers suites, appartments and penthouses. We stayed in a studio for two, including a reception area, living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. Very spacious and tastefully decorated.
In Lisbon, I especially liked the cake-shops (pastelarias) and the views of the city you get from all the seven hills. But this has to be said: with all the hills and steep streets, Lisbon is a very tiring city for the pedestrian. Thanks to the cheap public transportation, we managed to cover most of the area in many different means of transportation : taxi, subway, bus, tram, funicular and lift!. We took many photos which we have not uploaded yet. In the meantime, have a look here: Virtual Tourist.com for a Lisbon photo trip.

On another line, when I was looking for a bit more of information on the last high-rise building soon to be completed in Barcelona: Torre Agbar , I found this useful website : Emporis listing buildings and their essential data.

De vuelta de Lisboa despues de cuatro dias. Nos ha gustado esta bella (aunque algo abandonada)ciudad. Nuestro hotel, el Clarion Suites Lisboa era excelente, situado en una calle tranquila de un barrio residencial, cerca de una de las principales plazas de la ciudad, la del Marques de Pombal. El hotel ofrece suites, estudios y penthouses a diferentes precios. Nos alojamos en un estudio, que incluia un recibidor, salon comedor con cocina, banio y dormitorio. Todas las habitaciones muy amplias y decoradas con gusto y sencillez.
Sobre la ciudad, a mi me gustaron, en especial, las pastelerias (pastelarias) y las vistas de la ciudad desde sus siete colinas. Eso si, con tanta colina y tanta calle empinada, Lisboa es una ciudad que cansa mucho al visitante de a pie. Sin embargo, gracias al baratisimo transporte publico, hemos recorrido la ciudad en todo tipo de medio de transporte : taxi, metro, autobus, tranvia, funicular y ascensor! . Tomamos muchas fotos que aun no hemos subido a internet. Para hacer boca, aqui en Virtual Tourist.com podeis ver un recorrido fotografico en Lisboa.

Nada que ver con Lisboa, pero me parecio digno de mencionar que, buscando informacion en el nuevo rascacielos en construirse en Barcelona, la Torre Agbar , encontre esta pagina web : Emporis , que ofrece un listado, por ciudades, de edificios y rascacielos de importancia, con sus datos esenciales.

The weather today:
Light Rain
8C
UV Index:1 Low
Wind: From the East Northeast at 10 mph
Dew Point:8C
Humidity: 100%
Visibility:2 miles
Barometer: 1,010.8 mb

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