Thursday, April 8, 2010

Arrival to Lisbon


We took at six p.m. flight to Lisbon and barely anyone on the plane seemed to be American. I hardly slept when we arrived at 6:15 a.m. and started off our day by lugging our heavy suitcases over hilly cobbelstone streets to reach our couchsurfing destination at Ana's apartment. Our first meeting with our hosts was a sweaty one, portraying America in its rightful light. After catching our breath, we cleaned ourselves up and headed out to explore the city.

After visiting Macau last spring when I was in Hong Kong, I was familiar with the look of the place. Everything is very narrow - the streets, the doorways, the sidewalks. My dad's Ford Expedition would definitely have some problems. I didn't even think my suitcase was going to fit through the apartment door.

We saw a few castles, walked through the sickeningly cute streets of Lisbon, managed to get lost on the bus system, but had an amazing first day.

2 comments:

  1. great to hear that you arrived safe and sound, the pictures look beautiful. have fun at your first farm!

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  2. The photo is impressive - looks like a pretty city

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