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Lisbon is a ramshackle but charming mix of now and then. Vintage trolleys shiver up and
down its hills, bird-stained statues mark grand squares, taxis rattle and screech through
cobbled lanes, and well-worn people sip coffee in Art Nouveau cafés. It's a city of faded
ironwork balconies, multicolored tiles, and mosaic sidewalks, of bougainvillea and red-
tiled roofs with antique TV antennas. Men in suits and billed caps offer to “plastify” your
