The old expo area in Lisbon harbours great architecture
with the same typical smooth cobble stoned pavements.

From the Casino (nerver been), via the Oceanium (highly recommend, but reserve a full day to visit, and chuckle at feeble attempts of all other “big” aquariums that frankly don’t even come close to this) to the Honest Greens (great atmosphere and food) at the Tejo riverside to the Vasco da Gama shopping mall near the famous Oriente train station. It’s only a few metro stops from the airport and fares are cheap.

The area is very different to the old town, which is a little further downstream, or Belem even further downstream (with the famous Portuguese custard mini tarts), but it’s all within the same 30 mins travel from the airport, also to Sintra (if you must). This is a business area where food is both cheap and good, and offices were made to look impressive and pretty, but trust me are a maze to navigate as a result.

Lisbon, Portugal, 22 March 2023
The Vodafone office is beautiful yet truly challenging to navigate it’s cryptic layout, with discontinuous floors and elevators not covering every floor. I’ve found myself lost more than once …. (non Leica iphone picture alert).