Monday, 17th June, 2013.
Zoe, Mummy and Gran decide to go shopping in Lisbon, so Zoe gets dressed in her shopping outfit.
It’s a bit cooler at breakfast this morning, so Zoe wears her hat.
Here are Zoe and Mummy with Luiz, one of the proprietors of Lapa No 82.
Zoe, Mummy and Gran took a taxi into town.
The footpaths in town are paved in different mosaic patterns.
Some of the buildings in town are very fancy.
Many of the buildings are faced with azulejos, painted ceramic tiles. The blue and white tiles of the baroque era are considered by many to be the finest.
To help sustain them with their shopping, Mummy and Gran had a plate of the local soup, calde verde, based on kale, which was delicious!
They sat in the outside section of the Brasileira cafe, which had been operating since 1905.
The interior of the Brasileira cafe was decorated with gilded mirrors, and in the 1920s, it was the haunt of writers and intellectuals. Mummy and Gran decided to sit outside, as there was more room for Zoe’s pram there. They did see an artist there, sketching the local scene.
There were various street entertainers around the cafe, including musicians, people doing tricks with soccer balls and this man, who was supporting himself by one arm from a metal pole:
When they came home, Zoe tried on her new skirt from Gran, which went very nicely with a top which was a hand-me-down from Sophia.
Zoe looks pensive.
Zoe and Mummy have some fun:
Tummy time:
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