Return from Lisbon

It is late after a long day of travel, so I will only post a couple teaser photos of the past four days in Lisbon, Portugal.  It was a great trip.  Met Nancy in Madrid, we flew to Lisbon, took a city bus to our pension and traveled well around the city on the bus, street car, and cable car system.
The Portuguese people were incredibly welcoming, warm and helpful--even on city buses and at random bus stops when they overheard us and thought we might be traveling on a wrong bus.  The food was splendid and the sites were glorious.  Saw two incredible art collections--more about that later.

Here is how the Tagus River looks from the hills.

It was in the low 60's during the day--perfect for t-shirts and walking.  Nights got a little chilly--nothing compared to London.

Here is my favorite post-colonial graffiti on an abandoned building in the heart of the city.

The man, dressed like a banker or businessman, is wearing a crown with emblems of Portugal, Spain and commercial banks.  He is holding the globe in and with a straw in his mouth sucking the center (or heart) of South America.  Love the symbolism!

More manana.
I am safely back in London where it is expected to break 40 degrees F tomorrow.  Nancy is enroute to her casa in Salamanca.
Fun trip.