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Today is Freedom Day here in Portugal. Yesterday I visited Comercio Square with my husband to see the video art and the concert. It was very impressive to see everybody singing the same song all together. My Portuguese is not good enough so I could catch only a few words. But they were very moving. Since Korea has been through a similar situation, this song touched my heart deeply. My husband suggested learning the song together. It's such a brilliant idea. Next year, I will be among the Portuguese singing the same fado. The background of the concert showed the scenes from Carnation Revolution 45 years ago. While listening to the song, I was mesmerized by the scenes. This morning I watched the movie "Night Train to Lisbon" again with my husband. When the dictatorship is a fact, the revolution is a right. That line rings true.

Not many good books are available on Portugal in Korean not to mention on Lisbon. However, in English, there are plenty to choose from. Whenever I go to the bookstore, I browse over what is available and purchase one or two. I don't like piling up books and not reading them. So after finishing or almost finishing a book I bought previously, I buy one or two more. Finally, finishing SECRET LISBON, I bought The 500 hidden secrets of Lisbon. The book has info on 100 categories and each has 5 best something. For example, the best parks in Lisbon, the view points in Lisbon, and so on. The 5 best films set in Lisbon are mentioned in the book. The list goes... (1) Night train to Lisbon Korean Poster Having seen this movie more than 10 times, I strongly recommend this to anyone who loves travel. There are people coming to Lisbon just to follow the movie scences. (2) Lisbon Story Directed by Wim Wenders in 1994, it has the main actor as a movie director, ...