Roma Lisbon

... on North Brazil......in fact I think I am rapidly running out of time and will have to be dragged away and on to the plane soon!! <br><br>Thanks to airmiles/lots of travel we're flying Business, so not dreading the 12 hr (ish) flight ....can't wait to tuck in to the free champagne and relax in bed seats etc.....it really is the way to do longhaul travel.<br><br>See you in Brazil!<br>

... I did it. <br>On Thursday I left my house at 7:30 am to go to that UNRISD conference I mentioned in my last blog. Then I went to my professors office hours to ask about my paper, then I grabbed lunch, hit the library for 2 hours before heading to the airport. A busy day led to a very anxious flight. By anxious, I mean I made 8 to-do lists in a 2 hour and 20 minute flight. That flight felt longer than my trans-atlantic treks. I flew EasyJet, one of the main ...

... was a huge tank filled with all sorts of fish, which you could see from almost every area. On the outer perimeter was all the other exhibits which included penguins, otters, and other assorted fish. We then ended the day having dinner at a pizza parlor right on the ocean. <br><br>It was an amazing trip and I really wish we could have stayed longer. <br><br>Until next time,<br>Amy<br>

It was really nice to stay in a hotel last night. Comfortable, our own bathroom, a TV&#8230; (Andre is all into the U.S. Open tennis matches). It's the cheapest hotel we could find but it&#8217;s actually perfect. After breakfast this morning we ended up taking a morning nap because we were both really tired after the last few days I guess. So in the early afternoon we set out to the Oceanarium. It is by the ocean on the outskirts of town. It&#8217;s actually in a really high ...

... to get some information. the weather wasn't so good and it was off and on raining all day. since we didn't have so much time we decided we would go to 2 of the 5 places. we chose the castle and the palace. the pass for both was 13&euro;. the palace was amazing. it looked like from a movie. it had like 3 different sections with different colors including yellow and purple. most of the buildings there were covered in tile. to say the least the palace was amazing. we took tons of ...

... heverésznek a parton, de fürödni nem láttunk senkit. Páran (pl. én) megpróbálták, de nagyon hideg a víz, és annyira hullámzik, hogy nem vonz úszásra. Viszont a szörfösök nagyon jól érzik magukat benne. Persze, õk ruhában vannak. Visszanéztünk a szállásra, Melody szerint a víz nem hideg, õ éppen tegnap merült egyet, és nem fázott. Persze, búvárruhában. És csak azért vannak ekkora hullámok, mert jön a dagály. Pár nappal késõbb vettem egy újságot, és benne volt a dagályjelentés ...

... there. As for local culture, I often saw people standing outside the newstand kiosks reading the daily headlines of the local and national newspapers, displayed for all to view. It seemed like a daily ritual for many. Lots of elderly people sitting on benches or leaning out their windows to talk with friends and neighbors (see photo). Seemed very social. At night in Lisbon I hung out in the area called Bairro Alto, which I loved. So much fun. Lots of people hanging out ...

... nice clothes and headed out for a good dinner. Reece introduced me to Red Wine which I wasn't sure if I would like but really quite enjoyed. We grabbed a few beers at a local pub which had live music and after a long debate which ran the gauntlet of overlapping topics on film, politics, and world issues we headed to bed to wake up exactly at check out time! So we were once again making haste with foggy minds pushing on to our next destination.