In 1998, Portugal hosted the World Exhibition in Lisbon. The Expo’98 was organized at the neighbourhood called Parque das Nações, this area used to be an industrial area before the expo was organized there. The Expo changed the fate of this area and boosted the economic situation of Parque das Nações permanently. Apart from tourism the expo also gave room for living and working, but … Continue reading From Factory wasteland to an up and coming neighbourhood

The cable cars at the world expo of Lisbon are a big magnet for tourists to come to this area. On January 13th these cables cars were only not open to the public. Tens of police cars and firefighters gathered at the entrance of the cable cars. “We are busy with a big operation to guarantee the safety of the visitors,” Joao says. Joao (51) … Continue reading Big operation for the safety of the Lisbon cable cars