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Portugal 葡萄牙 – Lisbon 里斯本

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I took the evening bus from Seville, south of Spain, to Lisbon and reached the Sete Rios metro station in the early morning where the trains were not in operation yet.

With other anxious passengers, we waited restlessly for more than an hour with hungry stomach as none of the shops was open during that time. Finally, I managed to board the first train and reached the Passport Lisbon Hostel at about 8am.

Actually I have already booked a bed online while I was in Seville but that was given to another traveler as I did not check-in before midnight. This hostel has a good location where the bus stop is right in front of the entrance and the metro station is just a few minutes walk. The breakfast provided was good. Worth the stay!

I asked the fat young man at the counter for directions and he was delighted to assist me to the places of interest around the area. I found that there was a free walking tour starting within a few minutes and the meeting point is just in front of the hostel. I left my luggage at the counter and joined in the tour.
The beach is about 10 minutes walk from the hostel. There are many restaurants around the area and there is also a supermarket down the street. The main city is also nearby, about 20 minutes walk from where I stay.

While I was in the centre, I witnessed a pickpocketing scene. The young Asian man was so thrilled with the street magic performance and kept on taking pictures. I went behind the performer and tried to take pictures of the crowd and happened to see this middle age European lady standing behind the Asian man and putting her hand into the sling bag the man was carrying. She took out a wallet and passed it to another lady next to her. That lady slowly walked away.

I passed by the flea market where people were selling their previously owned goods.