This is the 2nd blogpost on Lisbon Portugal; the previous one is at City of 7 hills
After my camera died, I had to figure out how to replace it for the remaining duration of our trip; which was a few more days in Lisbon Portugal, followed by 2 weeks in Lebanon. I did not want to spend a lot of money (a lot already invested in my now dead Sony Camera) & cameras are generally more expensive in Europe compared to the US; so I looked for the same camera I had used previously , the FZ300, a Panasonic travel camera. Unfortunately, this was discontinued, but I found a newer version (FZ82) of this camera which should do, based on the reviews and my familiarity with this family of cameras. So after some researching, we found Worten, the shop in Vasco da Gama Mall that carried this camera for a reasonable price and purchased it. Thank god I found something suitable, and at a reasonable price.
![Archway into the old City, Praca do Commercio, close to where I had damaged my camera Archway into the old City, Praca do Commercio, close to where I had damaged my camera](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/c77niuo9yy3den2/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
Next day, after breakfast of omelets and toast in our apartment, we took the ferry from Cais do Sodre to Cacilhas, across the Tagus river. The Cacilhas area is another residential area, and also has the Metro, trams and bus network to take you everywhere on this side of the River and also back across to Lisbon easily.
Along the waterfront west of the Cacilhas ferry station, are old warehouses and piers that used to load and offload large ships; but have been long since abandoned. So some of these old warehouses are ripe for conversion to newer fancy condos soon as it becomes viable.
Currently they are mostly deserted and not in good shape. Below are some scenes as we walked west along the waterfront where we were told were some very good restaurants for fresh seafood. Some views along the waterfront in Cacilhas below
![Waterfront warehouses in Cacilhas Waterfront warehouses in Cacilhas](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/txwke245k1h9qtb/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![The old Wharf, Cacilhas The old Wharf, Cacilhas](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ndys7fcsx0quk68/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
On this 15min walk, we passed many disused warehouses that had seen better days, a couple of nice restaurants on the sea wall, and then came to a nice park area with an elevator that took one up several stories up above the cliffs into Almada.
![Boca do Vento Elevator Boca do Vento Elevator](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/44cuyf0pi8r2g26/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
We took this free elevator to the top to Almada; views from the top were breathtaking, see below
![View of the “San Francisco” bridge, designed by the same architect of the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco View of the “San Francisco” bridge, designed by the same architect of the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/gillbixfe69otwt/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![Stunning views of Lisbon across the Tagus river Stunning views of Lisbon across the Tagus river](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/c5y8jzp4lamvnjp/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![View of the wharf we had just walked, from the Miradouro Boca do Vento View of the wharf we had just walked, from the Miradouro Boca do Vento](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ii8zbzp8ihwejtd/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![Views of the continuing wharf Views of the continuing wharf](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/rv11qceivubuwxm/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
After spending some time admiring the view over a coffee, we took the elevator back down, and walked to the Atira-te ao rio restaurant, that we had passed earlier on the wharf.
![The Atira-te ao rio restaurant The Atira-te ao rio restaurant](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/0h31f3m60mjl1ur/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![Waterfront dining at the Atira-te ao rio restaurant, views of ships and Lisbon Waterfront dining at the Atira-te ao rio restaurant, views of ships and Lisbon](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/nm1fxdahtjy83cb/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![Fresh Salmon lunch Fresh Salmon lunch](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/8r662lkd1nfvqk4/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
After a great Portuguese meal of fresh Salmon, we headed back to Cacilhas along the wharf
![Old, disused and decaying wharf with colorful graffiti Old, disused and decaying wharf with colorful graffiti](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/5d1bf8pz64tek1v/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![Great views of old Lisbon from Cacilhas Great views of old Lisbon from Cacilhas](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ienqd5yhuxosdzb/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
Back on the Lisbon side, we walked some more in the old city and got some great shots of old Lisbon and daily life here; see below
![Lisbon and daily life Lisbon and daily life](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/2ygvg9xa87a83b2/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![Hilly city, great exercise Hilly city, great exercise](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/jdvjywm7ae4cv4z/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![Another funicular (Ascensor) Another funicular (Ascensor)](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/5uy6ogzvy4tdi6a/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![All aboard, school trip on Tram 28 All aboard, school trip on Tram 28](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/l412nm2jqybpg2b/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![Another beautiful old church, Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Loreto / Igreja dos Italianos Another beautiful old church, Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Loreto / Igreja dos Italianos](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/76xah58y34tg988/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![The Praça Luís de Camões; a popular tourist meeting place for guided walking tours The Praça Luís de Camões; a popular tourist meeting place for guided walking tours](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/v0a4qnioi3mtrer/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
![We can figure this out….. tourists and trams We can figure this out….. tourists and trams](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/pd2encewx6bohiu/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
Highly recommended.
![I can get used to Portugal; great quality wines, especially vinho verde, for very reasonable prices I can get used to Portugal; great quality wines, especially vinho verde, for very reasonable prices](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/6gitg512fle0mav/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
After our last night in Lisbon, it was time to catch our flight to our next destination. Since we were in Europe (Lisbon) for the Aga Khan’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, we decide to go check out another place off the beaten path that was not far away, Lebanon. So we booked an Uber in advance, and at 5AM we left our apartment for the airport.
![5AM start from our apartment in the old city to get our Uber to Lisbon airport, and onto 5AM start from our apartment in the old city to get our Uber to Lisbon airport, and onto Lebanon](https://www.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/stinqjba88429vs/dsc03362__lum.jpeg)
Beirut, Lebanon next
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Great Images…Sorry to hear about your camera….????
Love, Light & Cheers
Muslim Harji
Thanks Muslim. I need to learn not to argue with the wife 🙂
Thanks for sharing Ali
Most welcome, Farida
Awesome blog.i agree that lisbon is a great place to visit and live. You really visited every corner of lisbon. I think I missed most of it on this trip.
Thanks Mahamud, you need to go back there again 🙂
Thanks Ali Karim,
I am about to book my flights for spain and portugal. Info will come in handy
Hi Gulnar, Glad this helped. Enjoy your vacation
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I have thoroughly enjoyed your coverage and beautiful photographs . we were in Portugal at the same time but never saw all the areas you visited. Makes me like Portugal even more . BY the way, what camera do you use ? The pictures are stunning !
Hi Nash, thanks for the nice feedback; glad you enjoyed my Travelog.
Regarding the camera I use; I used the Sony RX10 Mark 3, before it fell & broke :(. This is a big and bulky camera but takes great pictures and I love it.
Then, after the accident, I shifted to the Panasonic FX82, a much lighter and smaller camera. But I still prefer the Sony.
Beautiful Dilshad & Ali.
Hope to meet you guys in Toronto soon !
Love, NoorJehan