I once again apologize for the huge gaps between my last blogs. these last 2 weeks have been full of travels. The last 2 weekends I was in Lisbon, Portugal; and I just got back from Rome.
I went to Lisbon with my school group. We had just finished our first set of classes so we spent a much needed 3 day vacation. While there we saw a monostary as well as a cathedral where Vasco de Gama, the explorer who went from Portugal to India, is buried. The rest of our 3 days was to be spent however we wanted.
One of the highlights was eating at a Brazilian steakhouse. The Spaniards do not eat much beef, so we were all very excited to enjoy the unlimited amount of beef (and other meat) that the restaurant offered. We called it an early night because we wanted to start the next day off early.
We visited El Cristo Rei. This is a statue of Christ that mirrors the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a humongous statue overlooking the city of Lisbon. Right after that a large group of us visited the Oceanarium. I have never been to a "real" aquarium before so I was in awe of everything we saw. We saw penguins, otters, puffins, sharks, octopus, sun fish, etc. etc. It was amazing!! That evening we decided to explore the city and shop. Lisbon is famous for their cork, so you can find pretty much anything made in cork; like hats, belts, and pencils. After dinner we went to the local hotspot, the barrio. In a few words it was just a mob of people that hang out on the streets; it was actually more claustrophobic than fun, but it was a part of the experience.
The next day we went to the nearby town of Sintra. We visited these amazing gardens in Quinta de Regaleira. There were secret passage ways, caves, and a beautiful estate. For dinner we went down to the docks and ate an authentic seafood meal. It was delicious. We also got to witness 2 Frenchmen make a scene and buy a lobster and set him free into the ocean.
Early the next morning before we had to head back to Seville, a few of us went to the flee market. The stands opened at 9:30 and we had to leave at 10, so we didn't have much time to look, but we saw some cool shops nonetheless.
Everyone was exhausted when we returned (it's about a 5 hours bus ride), and wasn't looking forward to class the next day. We started the new semester on Tuesday, but only had class until Wednesday because we had another long weekend that started on Thursday.
Before my most recent trip I had enjoyed Portugal the most. It has the most beautiful beaches, their towns are so quaint, and they speak English!!
I went to Lisbon with my school group. We had just finished our first set of classes so we spent a much needed 3 day vacation. While there we saw a monostary as well as a cathedral where Vasco de Gama, the explorer who went from Portugal to India, is buried. The rest of our 3 days was to be spent however we wanted.
One of the highlights was eating at a Brazilian steakhouse. The Spaniards do not eat much beef, so we were all very excited to enjoy the unlimited amount of beef (and other meat) that the restaurant offered. We called it an early night because we wanted to start the next day off early.
We visited El Cristo Rei. This is a statue of Christ that mirrors the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a humongous statue overlooking the city of Lisbon. Right after that a large group of us visited the Oceanarium. I have never been to a "real" aquarium before so I was in awe of everything we saw. We saw penguins, otters, puffins, sharks, octopus, sun fish, etc. etc. It was amazing!! That evening we decided to explore the city and shop. Lisbon is famous for their cork, so you can find pretty much anything made in cork; like hats, belts, and pencils. After dinner we went to the local hotspot, the barrio. In a few words it was just a mob of people that hang out on the streets; it was actually more claustrophobic than fun, but it was a part of the experience.
The next day we went to the nearby town of Sintra. We visited these amazing gardens in Quinta de Regaleira. There were secret passage ways, caves, and a beautiful estate. For dinner we went down to the docks and ate an authentic seafood meal. It was delicious. We also got to witness 2 Frenchmen make a scene and buy a lobster and set him free into the ocean.
Early the next morning before we had to head back to Seville, a few of us went to the flee market. The stands opened at 9:30 and we had to leave at 10, so we didn't have much time to look, but we saw some cool shops nonetheless.
Everyone was exhausted when we returned (it's about a 5 hours bus ride), and wasn't looking forward to class the next day. We started the new semester on Tuesday, but only had class until Wednesday because we had another long weekend that started on Thursday.
Before my most recent trip I had enjoyed Portugal the most. It has the most beautiful beaches, their towns are so quaint, and they speak English!!
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