Night Life in Lisbon

The Tagus River is the main river that flows through Portugal and it includes some large shipping areas but, in general, the river seems to cater to the boating enthusiast rather than the commercial fishing industry. We had a delightful cruise up the river from close to the mouth at Belem, up to the site of the 1998 worlds' fair at Oriente. It was a picture perfect evening with clear skies and warm weather, perfect for a 3 hour cruise.
Now…a cruise would be enough for most people, arriving home at about 10:00 at night, however, we had yet to see a Fado singer so we headed off for the subway and a late dinner and drink in one of the Fado clubs downtown.
Now, you might as what is Fado???? Well, Fado happens to be the Portuguese version of the blues and it's found almost exclusively in Lisbon. The songs tend to follow strict rules, dealing with love (unsatisfactory to say the least) and yearning, longing, nostalgia, homesickness... kinda all rolled up together. Now, the singer (always a woman) is the central figure and the audience is expected to pay due attention - no chattering. That’s great if you can understand all of the above…but at least interesting even if you can’t.
This restaurant wasn't just expensive, it was unbelievably expensive. A dish of shrimp fixed in some special way (my Portuguese is lacking) was 139 euros (like in the vicinity of $180). The appetizers were 22 to 27 euros and the breadbasket was 7 euros EACH.
Fortunately, the subway runs late...we were on the last run and made it back to the hotel somewhere around 1:00 in the morning!!!