Showing posts with label Lisbon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lisbon. Show all posts

Saturday, 17 July 2010

17th June. Day 3




Woke up, let luggage in a hostel and went to explore.
Like one host adviced, decided to go to Belem.

So, first visited some nice basilica,
went to tower to see the city from up, walked in the shore by street musicians and castles. The weather was so hot, so we decided just to go to the beach.
Walking, walking in search of train to beach...asked 2 guys about direction, and they offered to give us a ride.
Sea was cold, but we anyway swam a little bit. Found a nice restaurant in the beach and tried local food- cod fish and sardines. Fish was fat, sardines salty, but wine was good:)

In the afternoon returned to city to take tram number 29, famous with sightseeing. The view was good, met local guy, who gave us a good advice- so following it went to the cafe on the top of hill, from where you can see the whole city, red roofs of bildings. We took a Green wine and enjoyed a beautiful sunset.
After sunset back to hostel and to train station, where took the night train to Madrid from Lisbon. Seat with bed 30 euros, sitting place 6. So guess what we chose:)

The world is mine!

16th June. Day 2

woke up with a bad headache, which cannot be good.

After walking around Faro for a lit bit bought a ticket to Lisbon. Bitterly leaving this town, it has own charisma.These small buildings; balconies which are so close to each other, talentless graffiti, cursing word in the walls of houses, rusty lattice.
Center of Faro is absolutely different. So called more touristic place. Here you can find hotel, boats and motor boats, touristic city train,old basilica, a big monitor where you can see football games outside.

The next stop is Lisbon.
Had a host, who could meet us in the train station at 21.00, but after disputes with Veera decided to go to hostel again, which made me to be sad, as I would really love to meet up with Johanna. Found some hostel next to the main station. Strange desin it has. arabi style tiles made me feel myself in hamam:) 15 euros and again room for 2 again. After walking around, just bought from supermarket some cod fish and rice with vegetables, sat in a private area of hostel and enjoyed food and view.

The world is mine!