A bunch of articles on how great Lisbon, Portugal is have been coming out lately. However, I’ve known this for almost a decade, first-hand.

Truly one of the most magical, surprising and cool places I’ve been, my friend Stefanie and I went to Lisbon back in November 2006.

Below are just a few snaps (on a crappy-resolution point and shoot camera, sorry!) from our trip to Lisboa.  Now, if you don’t mind me, I’ll just be updating my Kayak price alerts for NYC-Lisbon flights under $800….