Rooftops of Lisbon

Rooftops of Lisbon
Originally uploaded by randubnick.

I have been catching up on editing my photos. Here is one that I took in Lisbon during a trip to Portugal in July of 2001. I have been reading about earthquakes, and thinking about Lisbon. Lisbon came through the great earthquake that Voltaire wrote about in the 18th century. When I was in Lisbon, I saw the old houses of the Alfama, the 18th century buildings that appeared as Lisbon was rebuilt after the earthquake, and the very latest contemporary buildings at the site of the Lisbon Expo. You can see the mix of architecture in this photo. Maybe, despite everything, New Orleans and its residents will be able to rebuild, too.