[Steemfest²] Behind the scenes, the best of Lisbon’s pictures spots!

I promised to tell you about Lisbon and the Steemfest... But how can I manage to tell you about an experience that is meant to be lived? How can I explain to you the flavor, the energy, the happiness of being there, in this great family that is the Steemians?

I can't make it right now. So I am going to do it step by step, one memory at a time. I was living intensely in the moment, but I promise to try to summarize it for you.

By trying to write my first post about Steemfest, I went through all my pictures. And one thing struck me: the beauty of Lisbon was revealed through a series of photos that @oroger took on our last day.

So it's not really Steemfest that I'm going to talk to you about right now, but rather offer you a list of places you can't miss if you want to take Steepshot/Appics (or Instagram!) pictures when you're in Lisbon!

None of the pictures were modified and all were taken with @oroger's iPhone.

Anywhere in the streets of Lisbon is a good place to photograph its azulejos.

The azulejos are small tiles of earthenware that decorate the facades of old houses.

Lisbon is an open-air museum. An Instagram/Steepshot/Appics spot all by itself.

LX Factory

Lx Factory is probably the place where we spent most of our time but where I almost never photographed anything because every store on the street deserves a full day to find the right angle of view.

The Pink Street

There was a time when this pink street was red. Not in the literal sense of the term of course, but rather the infrequent place for young people from good families. Although, there are obviously still several discotheques and lapdance bars (24/7!).

Fresco of a colorful comic book

It was when I really needed to pee that I came across this superb fresco in the middle left of the Rua Norberto de Araújo. Looking more closely at the fresco, it tells the historical moments of Lisbon. The painting is so vivid that the pictures are wonderful!

If you are in the Alfama district, if you have a pressing need and love history and art, remember this address!

Porta del Sole (at sunset)

The place is exceptional, the view is incredible, the sunset is magical. It was our last sunset in Lisbon and for nothing in the world would we have missed it.

From the belvedere, you can see the sunset on the red roofs of the typical houses of the Alfama district (which is the old quarter) as well as on the Tagus estuary.

The viewpoint of Santa Luzia

We discovered this place after contemplating the sunset from the belvedere, but if we had known that this beautiful, cozy, and wonderful place was hiding just behind us, we would probably have taken pictures earlier!

The place is simply WONDERFUL ! I can't even imagine what it looks like in the middle of the day! I'm sad not to have nice pictures to share with you.

By the way, this belvedere was built on old Moorish fortifications.

The temple of the sardine (well... eels!)

At the bend of a shopping street, we found a very original shop... where you can buy only one and the same type of tin of pickled eels (we tasted one and it was rather good!). And it is a recipe that has not changed since the 40's!

The little time spent on tourism made us miss the beauty of Castelo Saõ Jorge (we arrived there forty-five minutes before closing), or the view from the Cristo Rei which I have heard so much about.

And most of the time, we forgot to bring out our cameras, amazed by so much beauty.

Lisbon is only two and a half hours away from Brussels, and we have already been there twice. And, what is the saying: never two without three, right?

I would like to thank you @lenadr who has reviewed my english ! : Thank you so much !