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[23 Aug 2003|11:20am] |
there are many forms of committment, a few that i am attepmting to keep.
the most important being to finish the next month of my journey...actually, it is officially less than a month now.
i arrived safely and easily in lisboa, at about 8 pm...
i am so glad that i got the cheap flight here rather than doing the ferry to the train route.
i just hopped on the aero bus for 2 euro and it dropped me off one block from my little hotel.
rockin!
i have my own room, with a/c, and cable tv, although it is mostly portuguese...BUT, vh1 is in english, and all they do is play music!!! and good music...none of this shania twain and britney poop...we have supergrass, and duran duran, and massive attack, and JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE...i must admit, i have actually grown attached to some of the justified songs, as cheesy a title as the album may be...something is cool about him, now that he is not a part of that nsync crap.
he actually has style and he actually got a little bit cute.
please do not hate me for liking pop icons and media whores...if it is good, it is good.
so, anyway, i went running this morning around lisboa, saw some places i am going to go to and felt really good to get out...and it is nice and cool here, a little marine layer, a lot like home...except with cobblestone streets and sidewalks.
i am in this rad 3 story clothing place, featuring many different labels, probably local...but really good stuff...i am trying not to buy anything...and here at the bottom is this internet cafe, a little stage, and dj setup...must mean there is music later..hmmm....
it is now about 1130h, and i am going to see some castle and churches and the typical tourist stuff...maybe to the trolly tour or something.
much to see and enjoy...it is good to be out again!
ciao ciao.
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[23 Aug 2003|09:09pm] |
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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