Ups and Downs (when walking)

Lisbon is another city that is set on "seven hills", so there are often a lot of "ups and downs" to deal with. We live in an area that is more level so our walk to the Metro (subway) and then to our language class is another part of the city (fairly level, too) is not difficult on a daily basis.

But, there are times that you do have to exert yourself to get around ; ) I'm just glad the Metro has escalators in many of the stations. The picture I have here is the Baixa-Chiado, one you can catch downtown. The escalator/steps tube is like a big throat that swallows you up as you descend to the level of the station. I was actually standing at the bottom of the fist escalator and yes, there is even another set going down, out of sight, at the bottom of the picture.