Lisbon Observations

•           Graffiti everywhere, looking more like art with some tagging

•           Large police presence

•           Although all drugs are legal, didn’t get one indication that drugs were being used by anyone in all our travels

•           Very friendly, proud and helpful people

•           Very little English spoken

•           They love to eat fish

•           Very reasonable prices for food and drink

•           You can walk down the street with alcohol

•           Wine, beer, and spirits available in most stores

•           No liquor restrictions, even available from food trucks

•           Always felt safe

•           Easy transportation, even in a foreign language

•           Crossing busy roads was easy with pedestrian crosswalks everywhere and the cars stop

•           Reasonable taxi fares

•           Not much horn honking, patient drivers

•           Parking is outrageous

•           Small cars, no pickup trucks

•           Simple food

•           Not many dogs and no cats

•           Multicultural