Day 56. Lisbon
День 56. Лиссабон. Альфама (Alfama) The Alfama is a mythological beast. It is a pretext for all kinds of sentimentalism, something everyone lays claim to for their own advantage. It does not shut itself off from any visitor, but the traveler can feel the ironic glances shot at him. … The traveler follows the winding alleys, almost brushing his shoulders between overhanging roofs barely a foot apart; he crosses sloping squares where different levels are accommodated by two or three flights of steps: he can see there is no shortage of flowers in the windows, or canaries in their cages, but the stench from the open gutters in the streets must be even stronger inside the houses, some of which have never seen the sun, and others at street level whose only window is the open front door. The traveler has seen much of the world and of life, and has never felt comfortable in the role of a tourist who goes somewhere, takes a look at it, thinks he understands it, takes photos of it and returns