Old town new town

This morning we decided to walk to the new town (Lisbon city centre)

We got to the main square and went in search of our morning coffee!

This monument is in the middle of the huge empty square…

In thru the gates and the busy tourist area..,

We found a coffee further down where the prices got cheaper …

And we brought a snack (pastry) …. then as all the shops were opening at 10am we strolled the street..,

Superman holding fort in the sweet shop…

And Spider-Man inside…this is where it got interesting…as the lady in the shop told Trudi to hold onto our bags as pickpocketing is rife…a little nervous we clutched our back packs on our fronts as we navigated beggars and shop owners following us around (obviously thinking we might steal). Feeling decidedly uncomfortable we headed back to the waterfront and …took a seat to decide our next move…

This chap was moving rocks, with a container out for money…there are a lot of beggars here…After catching our breath we decided to stick to the waterfront – more tourist less beggars…and here we lucked out…a fabulous girl in a TukTuk offered us a deal we couldn’t refuse…a tour round Alfama….our hood…where we felt safe!!!!