Lisbon was a last minute alteration to my itinerary, added while in Madrid. Ridiculously hot, bored (I know, I know... bored! What a spoiled brat I am), on a bit of a flat after falling head over heels in love with Barcelona, and lonely, I booked myself onto an ultra cheap flight and met up with my lovely girlfriend Claudia for a couple of nights, and a little taste of Portugal.
I didn't get to see too much of the place, but I did spend a day wandering around Bairro Alto, the strangely deserted area of trendy sneaker shops, alternative cafes, design shops and boutiques, wallpapered with graffiti of all varieties, only coming to life after the sun goes down.
The stencils, although they aren't that detailed and aren't particularly sharp, were completely adorable - most were about 10cm high. The rabbit trailing a watch popped up all over the area.
The only sad bit is that there is so much random, artless scribble around, that some of the really cool larger pieces are badly obscured. But fun to stalk nonetheless!
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