Portugal - Lisboa 2 the raining day

I know the next day will rain the whole day in Lisbon so I also did not wake up early, sleep until 8.30, get up in the hotel dining room to chat with everyone happy. I realize half of the hotel staff here are British and American to work more, that is to say very standard English, I found in Greece too, the whole of the English-speaking staff hotel. I see the Portuguese from young to old speak English so good, very little accent, go and ask the road very easy.

 

 There is an American guy who has been to Viet Nam in Hanoi for half a month, you say you like bun cha and coffee pavement, come back to Vietnam again. Of all you do or stay in this hotel, you all love travel and have a desire to go around the world, so they go to work to save money, or do some time, enough money is traveling, is going short of money, go to work next. You American men went to Africa, South America and East Asia, you used to be computer engineer, now work in hotel, prepare money to India. The ladies are not bad either, screaming the poor Asian like me with some of my friends on their backpacking trips around Europe, and some European American ladies say no, the Sahara Amazon is here as well. I am very much about Vietnam, with the other American friend said too attractive so also want to go to Vietnam again.

 

Sitting screaming until almost 10 o'clock, still pouring rain, dark wind, cold wind, but I still want to go out, because 2h30 new car to Lagos, so the subway station to go to the aquarium, heard heard the Aquarium Lisbon is Europe's largest, it is raining to see in the home also convenient. The aquarium is far from the center, with more than a dozen metro stations, but for this reason, you can see the beautiful metro station in Lisbon, which also has wall paintings depending on the scenery near the station. Ga Oriente is the closest to the hut, the mosaic wall of colorful fishes and coral under the sea, Campo Pequeno Station has bullfighting because it leads to bullfighting. Turns out from Oriente Station to the faraway Aquarium, have to walk along the Nacos Park along the river. If it does not rain the scenery here is certainly beautiful because the Nacos area is the most modern in Lisbon, on the banks of the Tagus River with tall sail-shaped commercial towers, stadiums, aquariums, to the river. Arrive at the aquarium is 11h, found a long queue, then the next spring, wandering along the river to take photos and then visit the shopping center Vasco de Gama to see the store and back to the hotel to take the train to the port.

It's still raining, my umbrella is sometimes wind-twisted, my socks are starting to soak up the water as I walk from the subway station to the bus station as far as I do not know the road to go and just ask Also, the car station still have plenty of time, it is time to board the car and then rest assured. The long-distance bus here is really spacious, air-conditioned, heating, TV, toilet on the car always. I sit in the front seat behind the driver, close to the window. The seat next to me is a fatty Portuguese chubby brother, when it rains cold to see the value of fat people. His body shaped like a cold wind wall, the wall is warm and calm! I sit right next to the fireplace near the window, so I put my feet wet feet on the fire to cool down, sit at a moment to sleep, because the heavy rain is not watching the scene. , which runs more than 4 hours. I still hope Lagos does not rain like Lisbon, because the south as it goes down, the smaller the rain, the place is closed. The car runs through immense grasslands, the sloping hills undulating and the southern trees as fresh, the two sides of the road daffodils yellow, chrysanthemum blossom white jubilantly.

Unfortunately to Lagos still heavy rain, I walked up to half an hour to the hotel because just go and ask the road but not everyone knows the road. Coming to the hotel was so happy, it turned out to be far away, right in the center. The Lagosmar Hotel is located in the old town, a mosaic-colored white mansion on the Moorish-style handrail. My room is quite wide, double bed, full of amenities, the first thing is to get wet with air conditioning and dryer, sock, suitcase is waterproof! At 8pm, tired, dry furniture was warm, I went down to the dinner reception, this hotel always sells vouchers for dinner at some restaurants, I choose the nearest restaurant because it is still raining. See this restaurant menu seems rich. This restaurant is very enamored Piri Piri, not large, only about a dozen tables, but very nice and cozy, on the wall hanging all kinds of fish and seafood. And the fridge for fresh seafood is full of fish, shrimp, clams ... look craved! The menu includes: avocado bread and sardine pate, mixed vegetable salad, main dish grilled fish mixed with vegetables and boiled potatoes, a glass of beer, mousse dessert. The grilled fish mixed me up the most, because I thought a portion of the food here is only about a fish in the plate like in Italy or France, but turns out it is a great tray, inside there. a squid, a halibut, a mackerel, a white bird and a fillet of sea bass, each of which is about the size of a hand, freshly baked with olive oil and hot steam . Although shocked at the beginning but with the help of li beer, I was fighting just leave a pile of bones! The only dish I could eat was mousse li. Eat dinner finish this monument is also 10.30, the rain has stopped, a perfect evening for food and peace of mind about sleep!

 

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The next morning to wake up from 6h, open the window has seen the sun and beautiful sun is climbing up the rooftop photo. From the hotel's rooftop, you will find the harbor and the Lagos' old town, with all-white houses on the sloping slopes, narrow black stone streets, church bell towers, Orange and lime trees. Historically, this was the southernmost land on the Mediterranean coast of Portugal, so it was frequently attacked by the Moors from North Africa and they occupied Lagos for quite some time, so the architecture of the Old Quarter Also Moorish. 8h is the breakfast time, and I am the earliest breakfast! Eat ready for the coastal hike - the main purpose of the trip. The receptionist gave herself a map of the city with walking directions and told me that the street was quite easy to reach and not too far away, only about 4km. Lagos Beach is famous not only for its fine golden sands and warm blue water, but for its rocky cliffs close to the shore, creating beautiful natural caves and wells. Probably through the heavy rain so the coastal road today to the beach where the sea is dangerous to watch over the landslide. But I'm not scared, it's so beautiful! Road is easy to go, only when the mountain climb down the sand and climb back to the top of the mountain is slightly tired. But the beach here is much better in the eyes. The beach is separated by rocks, so each beach is very small, surrounded by cliffs and caves, so it looks romantic and private. Now in spring, flowers bloom all over the mountains down to the sand, gold flowers, roses, purple flowers, flowers, flowers are beautiful. From the mountain to the sea to see clear water, there are each color: blue, dark blue, pink, orange, rocky mountains are not gray but the wall is yellow and dark like lane The waves, covered with trees and flowers on the top, looked down from above as the glorious royal palace.

I used to go hiking in many places, but this is the way, the most beautiful I have ever seen. Just take a photo, less than 2 hours to the tip of Pieda, where the red lighthouse, where the most beautiful clusters. Unfortunately the big rain fell down the path to the rock cliffs close to the cliffs of the sky - the most beautiful photo here, otherwise I was 100% satisfied then. Take a photo and then go down the motorway through the meadow of daffodils and marguerite home, this road takes only 40 minutes, you go to the old town inside the wall to visit the church and other ancient monuments, For a while, it rained heavily, so this time, but also on the mountain! Take a rainy day to eat a fish fried rice in Piri Piri and then go out in the small streets, lovely and colorful squares, where are many food and fragrant fish and seafood, fish port and fish markets along the banks of the peach. Lagos does not have any architectural monument, but the city has a peaceful beauty. 2h30 came to the bus station, saw my car was parked there and then the ticket is 3h30 new car run but I carefully put on the car before the winter, so the car was running, if you go right now it's finished!

 

I still sit behind the driver. This time sitting next to me is still a Portuguese, wear glasses intellectual, looks old but face like Mr.. Bean extremely. Just sit up is to ask yourself purple. I was climbing the mountain all day and went tired, so I wore a black sunglasses to prepare the spirit of sleep in the car, answered very finely tit. But I just started to sleep. He talked again, all the talk about the earth. Did I go to Paris to visit my brother-in-law, to say Paris is too expensive, your parents are still in Hanoi? My name is Miguel, my name is Mike, I have not married yet (I told him so im a moment), then back to Milan like it, like opera, I like Pavarotti, do not like football (then a tour of the team that I do not mind what you say), then ask if you like the new Pope, I say I do not care because not follow the Catholic. At this point I was tired of car sickness should draw mint gum to eat, ask a doctor. Uncle thank you puppet hiss and chew gum, let alone sleep, but only for a moment, the moment he blows the ball to it burst burst right in his ears to jerk me! One time it was so big that it broke my face when I opened my eyes (I looked through the black glasses), I was so funny but just scolded in the throat, she turned to look at me very suspicious! Two hours into the station, people take a 15-minute break. Later, people went to the car to continue but did not see Mr.. Bean up, after a while to see him finally, the doctor told the wrong car next door! Two cars in the yard, one in yellow, the other in blue, the name of the company, the paint on both sides of the car that is wrong, but also strange. He said, fortunately, God bless me. When I got on the car I saw the interior it was different I was suspected, the driver found the strange guy he asked for tickets, then know the wrong! I told him he did not know which car he drives? He said no! I'm wrong again, because these two cars are running at the same time and at the same terminals, but I'm still mumbling through the streets today, I'm so lucky . Finished asking you have water not too thirsty (think nothing but drink the same water bottle, but at the break without star buy water to drink!), I say no, he asked the driver, not always ! Listen to you about how to call taxi, I know you are not Lisbon, true, doctor told doctor in Porto. Been sitting next to him see time drifted fast though not sleep at all. Arriving at the wharf, I shook my hand before saying goodbye to the metro. Going to the hotel in the old house on Restauradores Square more than 7 hours, each room is in the 6 bed room. Today the hotel has a free soup, so 8h people dragged around the kitchen table to eat food, I have a cake and fruit, then finished dinner. Finished the supermarket to buy more fruits, feel crowded but cheap, I bought 4 oranges 50 cents. We walk to the river to play, see the road is quite empty, the store almost closed all. I see the streets are clean, there is a police patrol so peace of mind. The town hall square was empty today, so I went back home again, this time I was going to Augusta - the most famous Lisbon walkway with its lane and walls on both sides. The whole store shop. Fortunately, the shops here are still open so I bought a pretty Portuguese doll and a rooster iron as brilliant as the Portuguese flag. Now I feel reassured about the hotel I can sleep now!

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