Castelo de Sao Jorge

Enjoying perfect weather here in Lisbon. Today we walked in the oldest part of the city, the Alfama district. We keep getting lost in the maze of tiny twisted streets. I think we tend to forget how close places are, and we overshoot our destinations. Sometimes by quite a bit. Still, the exploring is all good.

While relaxing inside this castle we heard some beautiful live music from guitar and guitarra, the latter being a mandolin-like instrument peculiar to Portuguese culture. We also heard a fado singer join in, a melancholy and soulful musical style which is especially celebrated here in Alfama.