Vip Grand Lisboa Hotel And Spa Lisbon

... we have officially left the Meditteranean. The sea is not that pretty blue sapphire color any more. Tomorrow is another sea day and we have gone to the ship library for more books to last during the crossing. One more port, Ponta DelGada in the Azores. It's been quite a journey and we admit, we're tired!! 750 miles to the Azores, 3800 miles from Venice, 3623 to Ft. Lauderdale..We'll be back Sunday.

... dus het systeem van geluk,... of beter mijn geïnterneerd systeem van geluk,...


Damn.. ik ging hier geen filosofisch traktaat neerzetten,... ik ging informatief de achtergrond schetsen,... dus,...


alles liep perfect,.. zon, zee, strand,..


en vrienden,... want dat heb ik ook,.. ( onderschat me maar ni,... hehe)... ok dus,.. gezien de taalbarriere ben ik iets beperkter als sociaal wezen,... maar tot hier redde ik me,.. mijn gebrekkig portugees ...

... eten,... prijskaartje voor “ uitgebreid eten” 9 euro de man,... WHAT THE ****,.... we wilden gewoon een foto van de rekening trekken,... dat zo goedkoop nog bestaat,... maar aangezien ik al had besloten er mijn home-restaurant van te maken, liet ik mijn toeristische trekken achterwege,...DUS voor al mijn bezoekers,... DAAR GAAN WE ETEN,....






mu itu bem,... nu portugese les,...falar portugues e me gosta!!!!


BEIJOE GRANDE

Checking in before noon. Upgraded to the executive floor.

Went for a quick walk - saw where the US Embassy was in case it was needed. It was just around the corner.

Decided to make my way over to the zoo first, figured I could find something to snack on over there. Plus it was by the subway station that was closest to the hotel.

... very disappointed. I suppose the weather did not help, and there were some good sights, but the overall impression was of a city down on its luck, rather sad, depressed and a bit tatty. The Praca do Commercio, which was once the main square in Lisbon, surrounded by Royal Palaces and now surrounded by government buildings, was once regarded as one of the great squares in Europe. Today, with the centre of it dug up ...

... and appealing about them. Later in the evening we had some beers and joined a pub crawl in the centre of town. We met a heap of people and had a great night. One of the more memorable characters we met was nicknamed sex panther for his womanising antics in the clubs. With a heavy head the next morning we checked out of the hostel and trudged along the streets to the metro, we caught the mero to the bus station and bought our ticket to Peniche, with a bit of luck wed be surfing by tomorrow.

... the Castelo São Jorge, crazy huh?! Here's one of the bars we went to. See that drink in my hand? It's called a Caipirinha, almost like ...

... He had his chihuahua on a shoebox in front of him, holding a minature plastic bucket. Every now and then the chihauha would lift his head up and sing along. It was pretty damn cute so we took a few pictures and dropped a few coins before continuing our search. Finally we spotted a hostel above a delicious-smelling gelato stand so we went up. The price was right and it was possibly the only two rooms left in Lisbon so we took it but the place is a ...

... Sendo o maior oceanário da Europa e um dos maiores do mundo, possui algumas espécies únicas neste tipo de viveiro, como a gigantesca raia que atinge quase 2,5m de envergadura, entre tubarões, peixes-lua, lontras e pingüins... Deixando o Parque das Nações, onde se encontra o Oceanário, saí da parte norte de Lisboa indo para o sul, aproveitando para caminhar nas proximidades do Tejo. Assim, fui até o Mosteiro dos Jerônimos e o Memorial do Descobrimento, que fica logo ...

... and I advised them a little about the rest of Portugal for their trip. It's really cool to meet people like that. Finally on the walk back to the hostel, more music coming from speakers on the buildings. Lovely piano music that sounded like something you would hear at the end of an independent film as the credits are rolling. So beautiful. Gives the place such an air to it. Put a smile on my face. It's great! Museum day tomorrow I think. Goodnight for now!