O que Dizem de Nós

Em Maio, o The New York Times: Travel publicou um artigo sobre a nossa capital intitulado "In Two Lively Districts In Lisbon, Every Night Is a Block Party". O artigo é de tal forma detalhado e descritivo que a jornalista até menciona o nosso saudosismo:

"It is not uncommon to hear people talk about surviving dictatorship, the earthquake of 1755 and the loss of empire as though these were recent concerns, not events that happened some 30, 250 and 400 years ago."

Saímos a ganhar duma análise pormenorizada de lojas, cafés e restaurantes:
"LISBON has no idea how cool it is. The city lives in the shadow of Europe's superstar capitals, unaware of its own modern charms. (...) Neighboring Bairro Alto is anything but obvious. By day, the cobblestone streets are so sleepy with hanging laundry and elderly residents meeting for coffee that the many cool boutiques almost seem out of place. But this is what the quiet side of trendy looks like. (...) There may be no better place on the planet to be young and bold -- if only in spirit."