This is a picture of Avenida da Liberdade. After we walked through the Rossio, we came upon this avenue. This avenue is full of clothing shops, cafes, both indoor and outdoor, street venders, and artists. Also, on this street you literally cannot walk two yards with out being approached by someone trying to sell you drugs. It was definitely an interesting experience. The Avenida ends under an arch at the beginning of a ship port, where you can then find numerous different modes of transportation including: trolleys, the metro, and a train system a few blocks down. One of my favorites, which unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to make use of, was the trolley. Everywhere one looks in Lisbon, there are trolleys and the electrical cables above the streets that the trolleys run on. It was actually the first city that I’ve been to, European or otherwise, that had an extensive trolley system. After looking at a map of the metro system and seeing the trolleys, the trolleys actually reach more of the city than the metro does. One of the most interesting things to me about this avenue, were the artists that set up shop towards the end of it, just before the arch and the seafront. From oil paintings to watercolors, this would be an art lover’s paradise. Each independent artist had multiple works of their interpretation of different hotspots within the city. I was lucky enough to be able to watch a few of the artists as they created their works of art.