20 December 2009
In NYC....
I am sitting in my Aunt's apartment after being stuck in NYC for two days. I left Madrid on two days ago and am already in culture shock. People here don't speak in Spanish; it's freaking me out... I miss Madrid so much. I feel really lost at the moment and out of place. Perhaps it will get better within the month.
08 December 2009
Again another month has passed without an update!
So I haven´t posted for a month. SORRY!! I ran out of space on my picture website so I can´t upload any pictures.... So I apologize! But this is what has happened so far.
I have been to Toledo, which was awesome! Cute cute cute-
This past weekend we went to Portugal. It was incredible! We left on Friday and got in early on in the morning to Lisbon. We got to our hostel, which was so precious. It was called Black and White and I would recommend it to ANYONE. The staff is amazing, and the people that stay there are all about making the hostel a home. We then walked around to the Aquarium of Lisbon. I took lots of pictures. We then went to an outlet mall in the middle of no where. haha I havent seen anything like it in Europe yet. That night we went out to Barrio Alto with a bunch of people from the hostel.
The next day was my planned day. We got up early and went to 4 other cities. We started out by taking a train to Estoril where we walked on the beach from there to Cascais. These are both cities on the same inlet as Lisboa. In Cascais we walked around and looked at the city. Then, we took a windy bus to Cabo da Roca. I was very anxious about going here. I have very special memories of being at Cabo da Roca when my family went in 4th grade. Going back to this place made me miss my grandmother a lot. My memories of her are beginning to fade away with age and it makes me sad. I remember coming here with her and how beautiful it was. I sat on a rock looking at the ocean for a while just thinking about her. I wish she was still here for me to tell her about my life...
We went went to Sintra. It was probably one of my favorite cities in the world. It was so cute and petite. The people there were so friendly. I called it a Christmas Town. Everything was lit up and it looked like the North Pole. We went out again to Barrio Alto that night too with everyone from the hostel. Laura and I wanted food at one point, so we went into an Indian/Italian restaurant (random mix I know). We ordered and were told that it would be 30 min. Somehow we started a conversation with a table of 9 Spanish people. We set with them for at least an hour and a half waiting for our food, just joking around and talking. I realize that you can make friends... It makes me very excited about Italy!
The next day was a waste pretty much. It was a crappy weather day. It mostly was rainy. Monique went out to get breakfast, and didn´t come back for over an hour and a half. We had no way of contacting here, so we then decided to go with our new Brazilian friends to walk around for a bit. We walked around till about 2 and got lunch (we searched for a while. Everything was closed on Sunday) We said goodbye to them at about 3 and went back to the hostel. Monique wasn´t there.... haha so we decided to make lunch around 4. We then made friends with 4 Spanish guys staying at our hostel. We ended up staying in the hostel because it started POURING!!! So I actually went to bed at around 10 that night haha.
The next morning we got up and went the Belém. It´s this cute town by Lisbon. They have a famous tower there and are very famous for their Nata pastries. They are incredible. yum yum yum. I could eat those everyday. We then came back to Lisbon and finally saw Lisbon. I loved seeing it at night. Even though nothing was open it was amazing to see the Christmas lights.
This morning we left MAD early. BUUUUUUTTT we got bumped up to first class.... Second time I have ever flown first class. It made a wonderful return trip...
I only have 10 days left here. I am actually really sad, but Italy is just around the corner. I need Italy. I need to be alone with myself for a while. I think traveling around by myself is exactly what I need in my life right now. I need to rediscover who I am.
I have been to Toledo, which was awesome! Cute cute cute-
This past weekend we went to Portugal. It was incredible! We left on Friday and got in early on in the morning to Lisbon. We got to our hostel, which was so precious. It was called Black and White and I would recommend it to ANYONE. The staff is amazing, and the people that stay there are all about making the hostel a home. We then walked around to the Aquarium of Lisbon. I took lots of pictures. We then went to an outlet mall in the middle of no where. haha I havent seen anything like it in Europe yet. That night we went out to Barrio Alto with a bunch of people from the hostel.
The next day was my planned day. We got up early and went to 4 other cities. We started out by taking a train to Estoril where we walked on the beach from there to Cascais. These are both cities on the same inlet as Lisboa. In Cascais we walked around and looked at the city. Then, we took a windy bus to Cabo da Roca. I was very anxious about going here. I have very special memories of being at Cabo da Roca when my family went in 4th grade. Going back to this place made me miss my grandmother a lot. My memories of her are beginning to fade away with age and it makes me sad. I remember coming here with her and how beautiful it was. I sat on a rock looking at the ocean for a while just thinking about her. I wish she was still here for me to tell her about my life...
We went went to Sintra. It was probably one of my favorite cities in the world. It was so cute and petite. The people there were so friendly. I called it a Christmas Town. Everything was lit up and it looked like the North Pole. We went out again to Barrio Alto that night too with everyone from the hostel. Laura and I wanted food at one point, so we went into an Indian/Italian restaurant (random mix I know). We ordered and were told that it would be 30 min. Somehow we started a conversation with a table of 9 Spanish people. We set with them for at least an hour and a half waiting for our food, just joking around and talking. I realize that you can make friends... It makes me very excited about Italy!
The next day was a waste pretty much. It was a crappy weather day. It mostly was rainy. Monique went out to get breakfast, and didn´t come back for over an hour and a half. We had no way of contacting here, so we then decided to go with our new Brazilian friends to walk around for a bit. We walked around till about 2 and got lunch (we searched for a while. Everything was closed on Sunday) We said goodbye to them at about 3 and went back to the hostel. Monique wasn´t there.... haha so we decided to make lunch around 4. We then made friends with 4 Spanish guys staying at our hostel. We ended up staying in the hostel because it started POURING!!! So I actually went to bed at around 10 that night haha.
The next morning we got up and went the Belém. It´s this cute town by Lisbon. They have a famous tower there and are very famous for their Nata pastries. They are incredible. yum yum yum. I could eat those everyday. We then came back to Lisbon and finally saw Lisbon. I loved seeing it at night. Even though nothing was open it was amazing to see the Christmas lights.
This morning we left MAD early. BUUUUUUTTT we got bumped up to first class.... Second time I have ever flown first class. It made a wonderful return trip...
I only have 10 days left here. I am actually really sad, but Italy is just around the corner. I need Italy. I need to be alone with myself for a while. I think traveling around by myself is exactly what I need in my life right now. I need to rediscover who I am.
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