Saturday July 29 2010
I almost said hi from Macau, because I’ve been to Macau (as readers of this blog know), but never to Lisbon. Based on a cursory view (I got to our hotel at noon, and spent most of the afternoon sightseeing), the Portuguese built some things in their 
East Asian possession, the last European part of Asia, being turned over to the Chinese in 1999, that would have made them feel comfortable. In particular, the Mediterranean style architecture, the pastel colorings, and the tile. I’d suspected it might be like this.
Of course, unlike Macau, Lisbon has a long European history. Notice the layers at this archeological site in Lisbon. And it is bom dia, not buenos dias!