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However, it can get really crowded with tourists during the summer months and around the middle of the day. Many visitors often appear not to realise that this is not a tourist tram specifically for them but an integral part of the city's transport system used by many old grannies and locals with little children etc.

A tip for getting a seat is to take the green metro line (LInha Caravela) from Baixa-Chiado or Rossio to the Martim Moniz stop. From here you can jump on board the 28 tram at the start and be assured of a seat - and a fantastic view, unless there's a giant bottom in your face - all the way through town to the terminus at the other end by the Cemiterio dos Prazeres.

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A great place for a romantic dinner. We had a wonderful meal, the staff were so friendly and with Fredo playing the guitar, what more could you ask for?]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19752 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19350 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19350 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19347
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Henry Fielding the novelist and Philip Doddridge the writer of hymns, are among those buried in the cemetery. If you visit when there is a service on you will be made very welcome by the expat community. There are also some decent and relatively cheap eating places in the area.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6907 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6882 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6882 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6849 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6849 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6808 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6808 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6681
When we were there, the Emperor Hirohito's son and heir were filming the amazing sunset.

Follow up with an evening meal in the Alfama district below the castle at the Esquina de Alfama for good value Portuguese food (tasty sardines!)
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