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‘Lisbon’

Lisbon

Ashley Davidoff

The Common Vein Copyright 2012

Introduction

Final Destination
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Overview
115219p map Europe Spain Portugal France Courtesy Google Maps

Satellite of Portugal

Lisbon Portugal Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, predating other modern European capitals such as London, Paris and Rome by hundreds of years. situated at the mouth of the Tagus River and is the westernmost capital of a mainland European country. Lisbon Portugal topography

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The River The Bridge and the Statue of Jesus
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Walking the Hill to the Hotel
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Classical Architecture

Tiles and the Color Green
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Tiles and Cast Iron Balconies
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Areas Showing their Age and Glory
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An Old Door

Past its Prime
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Ornate Worught iron and Old Windows
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Characteristic Green Tile
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Asleep on a Park Bench
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Homeless?

Clean Hands Well groomed Nails
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A White Hoody Asleep
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Plugged In
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A City For this Generation
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With Dreams of My Childhood Hanging on my Back
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And the the Reality and Dreams for the Next Generation

Hanging in Front of My Belly
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And the Aging Generation Still Active

A Visit to A Local Flea Market
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Art and the Skeleton
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Framed jaw
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Flowers in Her Hair
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Tiles for Sale
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Jewelery
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Pretty Foot
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Strong Woman

Tattoo on her Breast
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Jewelery from Recycled Products
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113907p.8 KEY WORDS Lisbon Portugal cell to city bridge suspension Jesus statue Davidoff photography Copyright 2012 113907p.8

Keurig Coffee Dispensers

Recycled to Jewelery
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Hotel Avenida

I think Our Honeymoon Hotel
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Railway Station Entrance

Beautiful Dual Portals with Horseshoe Shape
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Clock Tower
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Triumph Arch
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Locals with Washing Hanging Out
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Washing Against the Old Tiles

Characteristic
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Blowing in the Wind is the

Answer My Friend
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Lady in Black and White

Surrounded by Black and Silver Wheels
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The Aging Process
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A Nike Sneaker on an Ancient Cobblestone Street

Just Do It  A Lesson that is Centuries Old
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A Cat on A Cobblestone Street
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And a Cat at Home

Did You Want Something?
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Did You Want to Come In?
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Near the Top of the Stairs

Near top of the Hill in Lisbon

Near the Castle
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A Pigeon Taking a Walk on the Old Wall
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Old Pipes and Old Ropes and Old Walls
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Old Walls

An Artist’s Pallette
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Another Wall Another Artist
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And Old Windows
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This Lady Likes Color and Rounded Shapes
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A Bottle in the Old Wall
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A Siamese Cat on the Alert
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At the Top of the Hill
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The Tram Made it as Well
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Over the Rooftops and Beyond
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All Sorts of Interesting People at the Top
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Mmmm… That’s Interesting

Never Knew That!
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And Different Shapes Too!
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Once Young and So Happy!
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Christianity – An Important Facet of the People
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Art An Important Element in Any City
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A Black Cloud
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Ancient Walls near the Castle

A Young Tree
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Universal Reality Among the Ancient Walls
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Almost Out in the Open
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And the Stained and Ancient Urinal

The urinal – 5 minutes walk from the Castle of Saint George

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Weighing Rocks?
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Happy Demeanour
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A Different Time a Different Emotion

I Only Have half a euro!
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St George and a Woman on a bench
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Take a Look at His Vest
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… and Take a Look at Hers
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A Serious Thought
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A Happier Thought!
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Boy Dressed in Cool Colors
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Girl or Woman?
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I Think Girl!
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Another Apartment Past Its Glory
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A Bird in the V of a Tree
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On the Way Down the Hill

Sibs at a Blue Tiled Wall
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A Little Time Just to Sit and Muse

Enjoying the View
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And For the Locals Time For Lunch
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And For The Hungry Husband Wondering When it Will Be Ready

With Drink in Hand
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Just a Little Spray to Fire Up the Fire
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..and the Grilled Sardines are Almost Ready
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…with a Little Water
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Or Perhaps Some Wine a Little Later 
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All Sorts of Things Hanging from the Walls
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And Some that are Even More Creative .. and Perhaps a Little Kitch
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A Salmon Pink Wall Brings Some Elegance
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And Colored Streamers to Promote Gaiety and HAppiness of the Festival in Town?
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Thumbs Down or Thumbs Up
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Prickly on the Outside
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A Thoughtful Tourist with Red Shoes
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And Down into the Poorer District Where the Trash of One Man is the  Treasure of Another
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Cigarettes and Taboo Tattoo Abound
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Something Really Interesting
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Reading the Adverts Over a Beer on a Cobblestone Street
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And a Street Man with an Interest Beyond
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And Another Who says “Sometimes I Just Sits and Drinks…

And Sometimes I Just Drinks”
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and Sometimes I  Walks Around the Elegant Square

When I Can Walks
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Dalfama
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The Fado Museum
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Taking a Rest
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My next Move on this Beautiful Day
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Male Egotism
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Vs Cat Egoism
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Oh My God How Gorgeous I Am!
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And So Cool and Sexy

See Where I keep my Sunglasses and How I Put My Hand on My Thigh

just like James Bond
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Wonder What this Means?
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And I wonder What is on His Mind

And What Kind of Music He Likes
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And We Will Continue!!!
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Men Are So Silly Sometimes

I Have Seen it All
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Yes I Have Seen it All with These Old Tired Eyes from this Small Apartment Window of Mine
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Yes What Do they Know About Motherhood and Love?
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Women Politics or the Game Last Night?
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Ah Now Here is a Man with a Beautiful Mission
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And Another on Anotjher Mission – Noble?
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New Hairstyles
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Not A Common Sentiment Among These God Loving People
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..of Cooks and Bakers and Candlestick Makers
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Talking About Cooks and Grillers  for the People
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Of Blacksmiths
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And Stone Masons
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And Ceramic Artists
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And Makers of Port
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and Music Makers..

and Sometimes I work so Hard and I have Nothing to Show for It
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It Can be So Hard…

I Guess My Music is Repetitive
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But I have Hope..
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And  A Grandather Still  Making a Living
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And Grandfathers

Who Sit in Coffee Shops Reading the Papers
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And Some Elegant Grandfathers

Who Have the Misfortune of Lack of Vision

But Whose Clothing is in American Taste

and Matches Beautifully

 
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And Grandmothers

Worrying About the Family
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Can You believe What Our Adverts Say About Lisbon?
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But We Still Have Elegant Woman
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And Daddies Who Love Their Little Girl
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And Little Girls Who Love Their Daddy
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And Woman of Strong Conviction
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And Men

Amused by Modern Technology

Note the Odd Toe
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And Children Who Are Bored
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And Pigs on the Kitchen Table
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And in the City With Beautiful Old Trees
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And Beautiful Classical Art
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And Art Galleries that Sell A Modern Look
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And Elegant Shops That Sell An Asian Look
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And Houses of Green

And a Man Dressed in Green
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And a Woman Dressed in Green

Walking Passed a Green Door
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And Modern Houses Of Green
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And The Night Life Enters

And the Zebra Man

Smokes A Cigarette at the Outside Bar
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And Then Takes a Sip of His Beer

As His Nose Ring Clinks a Cheer on the Beer Mug
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And the Street Artist of Golden beer Color

Is Sleeping Afloat in the Air
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And Suddenly Takes Flight  Through the Air

Like a Man on the Trapeeze

With the Greratest of Ease
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And Then Floats Back

All Forelegs in Sight

In Unison and In the Same Position as His
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And the Musicians Play on the Cobble Stone Hills

As People Gather For Dinner
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And They Speak and They Eat

And Drink and Socialize
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And the Yellow Trams are Also Awake

Taking the People Up and Down

Up And Down the Hills
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Do You Remember the Advert?
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Painted with Ill Designed Graffiti

Painted in Secrecy While All Were Asleep
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And then Graffiti on the Top of the Hill By the Tram Station

Painted With Care and With Creative Thought 

Is Masterful

And Full of Love … but stating

I do not know where to go!

“Nao Sei Por Onde Vou”
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Together With Another that

Speaks of tension with Both Fists Clapsed

and Reflects in Words 

“nata” = born painted near his navel

“tenho em todos os sonhos mundo”

on the right breast 

I have all the dreams in the world

“caos” on his knuckles = chaos

and a Moustache on his Neck
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And then A Bosch Like Hell

In Black and White
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And One Headless Color
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As the Moon Graces This Ancient City
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Giving Life Also to the Otherwise Sleepy Clouds

That Never Go to Sleep
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And The Night Riders Who are On Some Unknown Mission
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Round People
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Santa Justa Elevator

This curious construction was a necessity in Lisbon in order to connect downtown to the hilly Bairro Alto and Chiado neighborhoods.It provides a 360-degree view over the city. And you do get an eyeful ? you overlook all of downtown, towards the castle and Alfama, to Edward VII Park and the uptown high-rises.

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