tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post2923793497989283855..comments2024-02-24T15:49:59.506-08:00Comments on Another Long Walk: Day 0: Welcome to Lisbon, Portugal!Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-41250578357824686692021-04-14T07:08:54.888-07:002021-04-14T07:08:54.888-07:00I'm reading this in 2021, but it brings back m...I'm reading this in 2021, but it brings back memories of when I traveled to Lisbon. My group also spent a long time in the passport control line- nearly three hours! I can identify with seeing the same people in the "switchbacks" and eventually becoming "friends." But other than that it was a fantastic trip- great people, scenery, and food.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041521780913195695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-37194276629540882832017-03-29T08:18:33.764-07:002017-03-29T08:18:33.764-07:00Large European cities seem to do a better job of b...Large European cities seem to do a better job of building high-density cities. I could see what seemed like miles of five-story (or so) apartment buildings, which I don't see so much in the United States. In the US, there tend to be tall buildings near the center of town, then flatten out and turn into sprawl the further from the city center one gets. The buildings in the center of European towns don't tend to be as tall, but their heights are more consistent all the way to the edge of town. <br /><br />And there are other details. More roundabouts can be seen in European cities, cars as a whole are smaller, roads are narrower, etc. Taken all together, it looks European. =)Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-26338089057297079452017-03-29T01:54:12.334-07:002017-03-29T01:54:12.334-07:00I am curious how ground can look "European&qu...I am curious how ground can look "European"?<br /><br />About the hostels being fully booked in September - Lisbon might be one of those cities that are full of tourists no matter the time of the year, where accomodation is booked months in advance. Barcelona and Amsterdam are other examples of such cities. Karolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004263733235023150noreply@blogger.com