kellypocket (kellypocket) wrote, @ 2003-08-23 21:09:00

:danger danger:
well, i planned to just get a salad at yorn like i did earlier...
but i walked in and it looked like the food area was closed.

ha.

i walked and walked, for an hour to find a restaurant...
i found some beautiful streets, but no food.

i finally settled on getting a shaker salad at the grocery store and some juice~.
but of course, i could not just eat in peace on the main blvd.
some portuguese guy decides to pick up on me.
he just sat there, watching me eat my salad, asking me things like what is my name..
finally i just looked at him and said, "can i help you?"
he said no and just kept sitting there.
then his 2 friends came up and i decided it was time to just be done with my salad.
so i got up and high-tailed it into this store.
as i walk around here, i see that lisboa at night is not really the place to walk around as a woman alone.
this is the first city where i have all the hooting and hollaring...i mean seriously, i am sweaty and tired...please just let me be!

i came to yorn because on the bottom floor they are supposed to be having a dj set, but i think it must be too early.
so what do i do?
wait around for it?
i do not really want to take the metro back to the hotel any later than i have to, esp. if it closes at a certain time.
i saw all the backpackers buying groceries and i was jealous...i want to be in a hostel, but i have already booked through tomorrow night.
i just want friends.

on monday morning i catch a train to oporto, in the north of portugal.
it is known for, no surprise, its port wine.
supposedly it is just a lovely town.
i will be there one night, 25 aug., and then take the night train from there to paris, arriving early morning on my birthday!

i am loving this town...quite inspires me to learn portuguese, as listening to the people is just totally beautiful.

i say if you come to europe, skip some of the other cities you were meaning to hit, and get here...

so far, the cities one should see:
BERLIN
barcelona
prague
lisboa
dubrovnik
galway

ciao ciao

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