camões square

i've been in portugal for the past week enjoying far too much local cuisine between ceramics factory visits. my return to hong kong has been postponed so i'm having a quiet weekend in lisbon at the bairro alto hotel.

the hotel is located in the upper part of the old city district of bairro alto which is on the edge of a restaurant and nightlife district. so far i haven't seen much as we managed to work late enough last night to have an 11:30pm dinner nearby. tonight i'll venture out and explore the area.

click on the above thumbnail to see a panorama taken from my room's balcony on the first floor of the hotel. last night the area around the statue was packed with drunken revelers until the wee hours so i slept using the old college 'one pillow under and one pillow over the head' routine.

tonight's plan will be to sample the local port wine, so i don't think the extra pillow will be needed.

saúde!