Lisbon

Portuguese is supposed to be similar to Spanish, but they sound nothing alike. They pronounce the word Belem as "bleh." Even when people are being helpful and giving us directions, I can't find where they told us on a map because it sounds nothing like it's spelled.

Today I got a phone from this Indian man who was playing Punjabi music videos while I was waiting for his father to unlock it. I proceeded to write a text that cost me 2.50 Euros. So I have to fix that little problem tomorrow.

It seems that Tammy and I have a knack for getting lost on public transportation. It took us two loops on the tram to realize where we had to get off. The fastest walk we had was home from dinner because we only had to make one turn. Good thing we bought the Lisboa card (golden ticket) that gives us unlimited rides on transport.

Today we went to Alfama, charged the Castelo, drank Ginjinha (traditional Portuguese cherry liquor), rode a horizontal elevator, and ate dinner at a veggeterian restaurant.

By the way, the google works in Portuguese so I can't spell check anything. I apologize for any spelling errors!