Lisbon

Lisbon is a strange place. Tourists love its picturesque hills and the cobblestoned alleyways meandering in-between old, beautifully tiled buildings. It’s the perfect Instagram holiday destination. But Lisbon is too small for all those people coming off the cruise ships. It’s narrow roads are too crowded, people everywhere trying to avoid stepping in dog shit and dodging the rumbling trams and cars. So many cars on so little space. Lisbon could be the perfect walkable city if only it was pedestrianised beyond the innermost parts of the city. Still, it’s worth visiting—only to enjoy octopus for dinner, Ginjinha for desert and overdose on pastel de natas during the day.