Lisbon’s Lousy Lifts: Horrible Metro Accessibility

It may seem rather strange to write a new travel blog entry discussing the elevators of an underground metro system, but a year on from my three-night stopover in Lisbon and shoddy lifts remain my prevailing memory. (Pictures at the end of the post). It began with a passing comment, as I neared the top of an exceedingly long staircase at Baixo-Chiado station, seated in my wheelchair and perched on a platform stairlift. One of …