Montemar Hotel Lagos

... we can, particularly of Praia de Bordeira. About 50km south of Odeceixe and we arrive in Lagos, one of the major Algarve tourist destinations. We arre initially overwhelmed by the size of the place (we really have been living in areas with low populationo density) and by the number of Brits abroad, but soon gain our bearings, checking out the surf (looks good!) and decide its time for us to have a night on the town, including a meal out (our ...

... Imposing cliffs drop into the sea, and it has an "end of the world" feel to it. I forgot my camera, so you should just google some photos.<br><br>I returned to the hostel to check my emails. Good news for a change! I have a host in Seville through couch surfing, and a host in Badajoz willing to take me on for a couple weeks of olive picking. Life is good. I joined Kirsten for a celebratory beer, and a wander through the streets of Lagos.

In Albufeira, we went to a Portugese bullfight, not the real deal as in they don't kill the bull, rather they stab them in the back with a bunch of arrows. I thought it was mean, especially the first bull because it was pretty much still a baby and looked scared instead of angry. Jon ...

... tons of mussels on the bottom, also not fun. The road to get to this lagoon was really sketchy, there's a video in the link below so you can see for yourself.<br><br>http://picasaweb.googl e.com/Jonny.D.Lawrence/20091012Alvor?au thkey=Gv1sRgCN_Jy47QxsiTwAE&amp;feat=di rectlink

... not "surfers" but we we&#8217;re much less scared of getting tossed by the big waves this time. We also came to the conclusion that it maybe wasn&#8217;t us that, but that it&#8217;s the size of the board that was hindering our performance....<br> <br>http://picasaweb.google.com/Jonny.D .Lawrence/20091011Sagres?authkey=Gv1sRg CMmMtI7egbGKvAE&amp;feat=directlink

... skills by making a grilled vegetable, lemon pasta. Eating on the hostel rooftop terrace made it that much better. Dessert included wine, beer and a night out on the town. <br><br>The second day we were there we wanted to do a kayak safari and tour the coast, grottos and exlusive beaches. Unfortunately for us, but it is a good thing, the safari was cancelled due to the massive swells. As we went to the beach later, we saw what they meant. Huge waves ...

... was more small castle than tower. After touring the castle, we walked to the Dos Jeronimos Monestary. We found the famous bakery in town called, of course, the Pasteis de Belem (Pastry shop of Belem, the town where were in). I recommend the pasteis de nata, custard tarts, if you ever make the trip there. Delicious! We took the tram back to the old district of Lisbon and trekked up the steep, stone streets to the Castle ...

... on a eu tellement de fun a lisbonne pis ca va etre le temps des fete de lete il y dautre course de tauraux!!!!!! je vais avoir ma chance de les voir enfin!!!****ing policia de pamplona!!ah je suis desoler il va y avoir un delais pour les photo la place ou je suis ne veulent pas que je plug ma camera mais je devrais trouver une place tres bientot!!! donc je vous revois en direct de la france pour m prochaine episode!!!

... in shock. The owner was panicking and could barely speak. He must have been thinking we had broken into his place. Then it got really disturbing when we kept repeating the rental ladies name over and over and he was responding like he didn't know who she was. We got her business card and gave it to him and he finally acknowledged who she was. No one really knew what to do at this point. The man made several phone calls on his cell phone. I ran down the street to a pay phone and ...

... danish. We made fun of each other over Carlsberg beers. They made fun of the dutch, and we listened to Zachºs favorite song from Shakira, shakira. tomorrow, we are heading to Lagos, which is an old port-fishing town down the coast. we opted out of the gibraltar trip b-c it would have taken 4 hrs to get there, and 4 to get back, and if you havenºt ...