So as I said in the previous entry, we went to Mouraria, but before we went by underground to Baixa, and just loved it. I love to go sight seeing in abroad, but because I live in Lisbon I guess I never thought I needed to do it. Well I was wrong. I loved every thing in Baixa, the little shops, the houses architecture, and the statues. Oh god if I loved the statues, especially the statue of D. Pedro IV. It reminded me of when I went to London and I walked London's Center, I loved Nelson's Column and I loved The Mall's statues.
Then as we walked in Lisbon the picture changed, as we passed by Martim Moniz we could see all the different cultures that live in Lisbon, and as we walked by an underground tunnel with shops, we could only see asian people, indian people or black people at those stores. I almost felt like I was where I didn't belong, and we walked out by C. C. da Mouraria, which is a shoping center, and the stores kept going, it was huge! I have to say it was spectacular to see all those people, people who came to our country in search of a better life, absolutely astonishing.
Then we walked by the nearby neighborhoods and we could see that the houses were nothing like the houses in Baixa. They were poorer, however the people who lived there didn't care. We met the queen of Mouraria, an old lady who was sitting on a bench.Sshe had a great humor and took pictures with some of us. I really liked to know this part of Lisbon and I'm eager to go on the next field trip.
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