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A Streetcar (-filled City) Named Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal - colavitos ghost - Monday, April 14th, 2008 : goo
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One of Lisbon's most enchanting aspects (and it has many!) are its lovely streetcars, which have been rattling through it's windy hills since the 19th century. The originals--imported from the US, and called, appropriately, "americanos"--are now protected in Lisbon's Public Transport Museum; however, those still in use retain a very distinctive old-world charm.
Here are a few pictures of these wonderful machines:
One of the "elevators" at rest. These types of trams (there are 2 or 3, I think) spend the whole day moving in a straight line: Up. Down. Repeat.
Another "elevator", at the height of it's trajectory.
Caught this one chugging by as I ate lunch on a terrace. Notice the gentleman taking in the view from his apartment window. Apparently even the locals get a kick out of Lisbon's streetcars.
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Peter: 14th Apr 2008 - 17:18 GMT
nice! this reminded me of the incline railway on lookout mountain, in chattanooga tennessee...
little ukraine: 17th Apr 2008 - 14:26 GMT
gotta love the couple on the left in the second photo. nice shots.
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