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Monthly Archives: March 2023
Alone on a hill – the rest of my first Thursday (3)
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If you look at this Google Maps satellite view of Lisboa that’s centered on the core older part of the city you might notice a dearth of green areas. There are some parks such as Eduardo VII (just above the …
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Morning turns to afternoon and Time is on my Side (2)
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Before I took you through the story of how bica came to Lisboa, I’d just finished a little snack of pasteis de nata accompanied by that most Portuguese beverage. As I was noshing, I began searching my pockets for my …
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Rhythms, bica, and acronyms (2)
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Fascinating Rhythm. Those of you who have followed my travels through these posts have probably observed that I try to deal with the potential for jet lag by pushing hard through the first day and trying not to sleep until …
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Return to Lisbon – The travel day (5)
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Usually, when I return home from a trip, I take a few weeks to decompress, let my body adjust to the time, and synthesize my thoughts about the trip just ended to establish the overall theme of these posts. In …
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