Azulejos: the streets of Lisbon are paved with art

I'm commonly known amongst those of my acquaintance as the clumsiest girl in the world. I have been known to fall off of my own shoes, turn my ankles with alarming regularity and am, in all likelihood, the only 27-year-old in the UK to regularly scrape her knees. So it might seem strange that I love the cobbled streets of Lisbon so very much. Strolling through the city feels like walking on a masterpiece. Set pieces and designs adorn the large open squares and geometric patters, reminiscent of the country's Moorish heritage cover the long and winding streets. Rocks are always coming loose, so much so that anyone given community service for the popular past time of drink driving might well find themselves hunched over a bucket of sand cement, working at the never-ending task of repairing the sidewalks. Many government agencies and large organisations (such as the Ministry of Typography below) even write their names outside of their offices on the streets.