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Train journey through countryside arriving at Hotel via Metro…more stairs!! “Orientation” took us through and older commercial area down to the Port which was large and busy. Many old buildings and lots of tiling…a lot more decay and shabbiness but such character. We climbed the hill slowly winding up the streets with a good vantage point to view the port and put things into perspective geographically. We ended at the St George Castle, now just beautiful ruins with the most magnificent panorama of Lisbon. Back down the hill and joined an Intepid Urban Adventure  sunset walking tour for 4 hours. Introduced us to Fado music, eating streets, Cherry brandy which is seriously nice, cod cakes, wine in the square and we ended up in a tiny Fado music bar for tapas and red vinho. Lisbon is famous for its sardines and that is what we were like…packed in! it as an amazing night life scene.