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Three cool things about our weekend trip to Lisbon…

The Landing
The airport is so deep inside the city, that on landing the pilot may as well be driving a tour bus (if you look to your right you can see the Santuário do Cristo Rei, next is the Praça do Comérciothe headquarters of several Portuguese government ministries…).

Elétrico em Lisboa (Electric Trams)
Feeling like an old amusement part ride, the historic 28E (electric, not the regular 28 bus) will take you through winding streets, up and down hills and past the main tourist sites in the Lisbon old town.

Old Town Apartment
Enjoy getting lost as you walk along narrow winding streets, full of tiny shops and hidden family run restaurants.  Try and work out where the hills are on the map, and which set of steps take you where you want to go.  I suggest you either ask for directions of warm up that GPS!

15-17 August 2008: The *First* Düsseldorf Balloon Festival
Here are some photos from the day we *almost* went for a balloon ride over Düsseldorf.  Taken from the Oberkassel side of the Rhine, you can see the Altstadt, TV and the Mediahafen in the background.

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It seems that the town of Düsseldorf really knows how to put on a public spectacle, I mean look at those fire hoses??

Soviet space shuttle Buran cruises Rhine for final home (click)

Buran (spacecraft) Wiki (click)
Flickr (click)