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7. Prazeres Cemetery
Perhapsbecause thewesternhalfof the route
doesn’thave thecobbled streetsandobviousphoto
opsof thecastle-side, the tram isbeginning to
empty.Towards theendof the line it growsdeadly
quiet,maybebecause the28 runsoutof trackat
thePrazeresCemetery, Lisbon’sanswer toParis’
PèreLachaise.Weenter thiscityof thedead just
beforeclosing time toadmire thehugemausoleums
lining thewide tarmackedavenues.Richdynasties
attempted todefy theadage that youcan’t take
wealthwithyoubybuildingcolossal familyburial
houses.A smallermausoleum in the shadowofone
of thesegrand structures looks like ithasn’t seen
fresh flowers foracentury; it’spartiallyboarded
upwithdoorsprisedoff,whileanotice reads
‘abandoned’. Ipeer inside, but there’sa rustling...
And so Ibeat a retreat through thehugemetal gates
of thecemetery.Headingbackpast stalls selling
tram-themedparaphernalia, I catcha rideback
across town just asduskbegins to fall over thecity.
6. Bica
Justoutside themarket is theAscensordaBica,
a tiny19th-century funicular that climbsup
the ridiculously steephill away from theTagus.
Carsandkidsplayagameof cat andmouse
with the little funicular,which isa sisterof
number28. Likea toy-townversionof the tram,
it isalsoa functioning formofpublic transport,
andwasdeclaredanationalmonument in2002.
The steep-gradienthill that it climbs is full of
hole-in-the-wall bars, cafésanddesignshops,
but abetteroption is toheadacoupleof streets
west to theSantaCatarinaviewpoint. Populated
almost exclusivelyby locals (the touristsareall
at theSantaLuziaviewpointon theother side
of town,near thecastle), this is theplace to
drinkas the sungoesdown.
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