Lisbon

      This is a street mural of how Lisbon  sees itself, but you could easily mistake it for a depiction of a certain, wonderful city in Northern California. 

      There's a Golden Gate Bridge in Lisbon!  Who knew!   It was built by the same company and is almost as long as the one in San Franciso. Lonely Planet says so. So it must be true. 

     

And cable cars go up and down the hills of Lisbon. 

  

     Lisbon actually wins in the hills category; they're way steeper and packed closer together here.  And, of course, there's no contest in the old stuff category. 

     This is the street where we're staying. Wall built by Visigoths, rebuilt by the Moors. 

     But both cities are full of tourists, on the water, and near wine producing regions. And red tile roofs ! And earthquakes!     

     OK.  I'm ending this. We're so NOT talking about earthquakes.