Out for a stroll this morning while Jo collected Jim and Fi from the airport, I stumbled across an exhibition at the Natural History Museum called Insects in Order. I was given a bug in Perspex and shown where to start to classify it by following trails on the floor of a large room. By looking at the bug I was guided to an information board that gave its Order, Genus and specific name. What fun. The other 4 year olds and I had a lovely time.
I found the botanic gardens which are set on the side of the cliff to Bairro Alto (which is a high burb of Lisbon rather than a sub urb.) As usual with gardens, “You should have been here last week.” It looks as though it could absorb a huge amount of money but in the meantime is a cool oasis in the centre of town. Just what does it say about your love if you carve it on a prickly pear? 
The Bairro Alto is looking much more prosperous than it was the last time I walked there, about 5 years ago. Then it looked seedy and run down. Now new, slick shops have moved in and the old grand mansions have a new coat of paint. Lots of tourists around too. 
We took Jim and Fi to our traditional “first meal in Lisbon” restaurant called Frog. They enjoyed the bacalhao. After a walk around town and an afternoon snooze we had dinner with Jose and his Sophia.
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