Olà!
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| Hello from Lisbon, Portugal! Day 5 here in Lisbon and there have been so many sights visited, food eaten and memories made already! |
The day of arrival we all felt the jet lag- we were all anxious to get to our hotel (Hotel Dah Dom Alfonso Henriques) to leave our bags and explore the beautiful city we would call home for the next 16 days. Our first day we wondered around to get a feel of this city, found some great lunch spots and saw incredible buildings. We gathered for a class dinner- coming out of comfort zones trying new fish and dishes and of course,we found the gelato. After a long day of travels we planned our excursion for day 2 and went to sleep.
Day 2: We found it rather hard leaving our beds because of the rain, but we were still eager to go and explore the city. We went to Praca do Comercio- an amazing museum that told us the story of Lisbon while getting a visual picture at the same time. After that we visited the Lisbon Cathedral- Sè. One of the most amazing places I have ever seen- After getting to experience that we were left on our own to adventure around the city some more. Obviously we found the shopping and the gelato (again). Later in the night we experienced more of the wonderful food Lisbon has to offer- however those who don’t like seafood might disagree!
Day 3: We woke up caught a train and a bus and made our way over to the Santa Maria Belèm museum. The archaeological museum in Portugal- which was fascinating but also very quick! So after that we head our separate ways to grab some lunch and do some more exploring! We found the “Time out” market- which I read all about before I got here- they have many different vendors with all types of food, desserts and drinks! We tried the famous pastry pastel de nata- to die for! After eating all the food and sweets we could for a day we headed back to our hotel, got some rest because day 4 was an exciting day…
Day 4: Castle of São Jorge- In central Lisbon it was the castle that was ’the ancient seat power’ for over 400 years- where military troops were housed. Going up on each elevator the view got more and more breathtaking. We got to the top and I was actually speechless. It overlooked the whole city and I honestly felt on top of the world. This was one of those moments where you can not even put into the words to beauty and the effect it has on you. The pictures I have attached don’t even do it justice for the magnificent view we got to see. Besides the view the actual castle itself was just extraordinary. We saw the actual ruins from the military sights- we got to see where they would crowd the people during battle. We even saw peacocks running around the castle too!
The history and the beauty of the city of Lisbon is astounding and we still have so much more to see and experience!
I will be sure to make a whole blog on the restaurants we went to and food and gelato we ate because its so good it deserves its own!
Stay tuned for more on Lisbon coming very soon...
—Kara Della Vecchia
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