Traffic in Lisbon, Portugal

Love living here. Human-size city. Eminently walkable. Need car really and mostly on weekends to get out of city but easily able to do same via metro and train. Main train station in Rossio has a train all the way to Sintra. Excellent public transportation system. Car traffic can get a bit hectic but a breeze on weekends. Lisbon city-center fairly polluted due to carbon monoxide emission from motor vehicles. There does not seem to be the same level of carbon emission regulation as in US cites.

Very low-stress life I think even for the working people, not just retirees. People love a good time and are out most nights enjoying a plethora of outdoor cafés and restaurants at incredibly reasonable prices and quality. Strolling along the Tage river is a favorite pastime whether after dinner or early morning jog. Young people are everywhere well into the night enjoying outdoor nightlife, concerts, live music, impromptu street artists, Fado music spilling out of quaint establishments... Magical.

An exceptionally beautiful, vibrant city, filled with history and stupendous architecture and where young and old find their heart’s desire.