For my wife Melinda's birthday yesterday we went into Lisbon and took in the lights.

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"Tell them you ❤ them".

I can't. There's no dialtone!

#payphone #lisboa #chiado

Honestly one of the coolest restaurants/bars I've ever been to. Palacio Chiado was once a social club for Portuguese aristocrats and has since been converted into a modern version of what it was known for in the past (except open to all ❤️). The place serves delicious contemporary Portuguese cuisine and cocktails. I'm also happy to report that the staff are extremely warm and friendly contrary to what one would assume of a restaurant located in a palace.

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Chiado, Lisboa by Sr. Cordeiro

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A seasonal image for the Shitty Camera Challenge today. The decorations in Lisbons' Chiado area taken with the Canon Powershot A720 digicam. Season's Greetings and may the Elder Gods smile upon us in 2024. @ShittyCameraChallenge #ShittyCameraChallenge #Digicam #Lisboa #Chiado
just beautiful artwork in the streets of Lissabon. Every corner and street your explore will let you find another beautiful space.
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Luís de Camões - c.1524 - 1580 - Considered the greatest poet in Portuguese history, the statue of Camões is located in Praça de Luís de Camões, in the Chiado near the heart of historic Lisbon, and was erected in 1867. His best known work, The Lusiads (Os Lusíadas), is an epic poem in the tradition of Homer and Virgil and is considered the greatest work of Portuguese literature in classicism and Portugal's national epic.

It depicts Vasco da Gama's voyage to India and includes exaggerated depictions of da Gama's crew encountering indigenous cultures and fantastic phenomenon along the way. Its heroic themes include da Gama triumphing over the gods of Ancient Greece who are attempting to prevent the crew from reaching their destination and thus achieving greatness in the name of the Portuguese people, who are depicted as the inheritors of Earth's riches and destined to rule over all its dominions.

Camões himself did travel to both India and Macau - where he experienced mixed financial and political success - before returning to Lisbon where Os Lusíadas was finally published in 1572. His tomb now resides in Jerónimos Monastery in Belém - one of the nation's greatest honors - though it is highly unlikely that the entombed remains are actually his.

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