Our last two days in Lisbon, we washed clothes, had lunch at the Time Out Market (see pictures below) and had a dinner with a Fado performance. The Time Out Market is near the waterfront in Lisbon. Did we say that Lisbon reminds us of San Francisco? It is hilly, has a bridge that looks like the Golden Gate (in fact was built by the same company), little trolleys going up and down very steep hills. The Time Out Market also in San Francisco-esque. It is a giant high-end food court housed in an old warehouse. Local restaurants have food booths around the edges and everyone scrambles for a place to eat on long tables in the middle. It is wild and fun and chaotic.
Fado is traditional Portuguese song, emerging from the longing of wives when their sailor husbands left. It is sad, melancholy...a type of blues. We made it a point to search out a non-touristy fado performance and it was wonderful. There were 3 performers: a singer and 2 guitarists (Portuguese and Spanish guitars) and a wonderful dinner. A full two hours of good food and entertainment.
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