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Share“…has decided that queuing is not for her. She trundles past at a micro-pace, oblivious to the incredulous looks from all around. Brilliant
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Share“Lisbon looks amazing from the air; white & terrecotta. Had a mini nervous breakdown trying to negotiate the electronic passport machine.
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Share“Tomorrow is a national holiday in Portugal, celebrating 38 years since the Carnation Liberation, started here in Lisbon en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca…
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Share“In practical terms we have been assured that means an enormous piss-up will be taking place in the Bairro Alto tonight. Can’t wait. #lisbon
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Share“Lovely ramble through Alfama has been concluded w/ getting woefully lost & accidentally paying too much for a plate of whopping octopus arms
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Share“Walking around the wonderful Bertrand bookshop in Lisbon, est. in 1732. Foreign language books almost more exciting than ones in English.
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Share“Just bought my friend @annsaphone a nice present & am repairing to a bar on Rua Da Rosa to do some reading. We’ve bought about 15 magazines.
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Share“Materiaprima is my fave #Lisbon shop so far; avant-garde records, hand-made clothes & jewellery. It’s on Rua Da Rosa. materiaprima.pt.
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Share“There is more soul, depth & feeling in a trad Portuguese bar band than in 90% of the music I listen to, I realise to my dismay/joy. #lisbon
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Share“The guitarist is having a very hard time of it. He’s sat still, yawning, staring longingly at the door. His playing is casually startling.
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Share“We’ve spent the last 20 minutes marvelling over the brilliance of the girl at the next table’s skirt. It’s the best skirt we’ve ever seen.
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Share“Well, thanks for a great night Lisbon but you might have mentioned that all that celebrating would give me a monumental hangover.
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Share“Spent a great hour at MNAC, Lisbon’s Museu do Chiado earlier today; their exhibition celebrating 40 years of Portuguese art is really good.
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Share“Yesterday was having a nice doze at Miradouro de Santa Catarina when a fight broke out. Two lads rolling around on the ground, thudding…
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Share“…pointlessly at eachother’s backs. It was quickly broken up only for one of them to return 15 mins later with an iron bar. Again, defused.
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Share“A few cops watched disinterestedly from the terrace above. A lady sat reading on her folding stool, inches away from the action, unruffled.
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Share“Spent an hour strolling around the LX factory; little artist’s studios, cafes, hipster hangouts & the most remarkable bookshop. Ace. #lisbon
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Share“Every night this week we’ve gone for a drink too early in the evening. #Lisbon starts drinking v late. Left at 10 tonight; Bica is deserted.
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Share“But we have found a gorgeous bar half-way down Bica; a little health food shop that also sells chocolate mousse, cocktails & beer. #lisbon
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Share“About to walk down to Cais Sodre to get the 28 bus up to Fabrica at Braco de Prata; first visit to the East of #lisbon.
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Share“Finished drunkenly brainstorming Lisbon-based novel ideas. Off to airport now. Sad.
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Great post about what looks like a great trip! How did you do this Twitter feed post? Is there a special tool/widget?
There’s a great website that allows you to construct stories out of twitter posts; really easy to use – it’s storify.com. Definitely worth a look!
Glad you liked the post!
Thanks! Will take a look