#MyFunDiscoveries
It was early November and a Friday. I arrived in Lisbon at about 7 pm, just a few days before the Web Summit that was the reason for my trip. I got the whole weekend to enjoy before the event! I had lived in Lisbon for a year, in 2012/13, but after two years of […]
Today I will be writing about two museums situated next to each other, at the waterfront of the emblematic Tagus river. The area is extremely rich in museums, monuments, gardens and there is even a pastry shop where people wait in lines to get some – simple tarts. Yes, that’s it. The district’s name is Belem, which […]
This article is going to tell you a story about a lighthouse. How do you imagine the life and work of historical lighthouse keepers? Above the Ocean How people commonly imagine the life of a lighthouse keeper: Lighthouse keepers were living right above the sea. Lighthouse keepers were writing poetry. Lighthouse keepers were mystical […]
This is a story about visiting someone’s private home. While the door was opened I could just get in. Or not? This is a real palace. You may need as much as two weeks to get to know Lisbon for real. You would need that time to discover diverse historical neighborhoods, viewpoints, parks, squares, staircases, […]
It was on November 5, 2016, 9 am when I went up the Triumphal Arch. The mystical sunlight, coming from the Tagus River, had been getting quickly replaced by the dark clouds coming from the hills and upper parts of the city. It was my first morning in Lisbon. To be clearer, it was my […]