London, Lisbon and Sintra

Boy...didn't think it would start like this. Get off the plane in London and have a few hours to spare. At first I was thinking of playing it safe and staying back at the airport...but I though...naw screw that I'm doing this trip so I can live a little, when's the next time I'll get a chance like this.

Found a luggage protection place, bought my tickets and headed off to down town London. Came out of Victoria Station into a mass of people...all in a hurry to get some where...sheesh you could feel the stress walking down the streets. Walked down to the London Eye, Big Ben
and a few other sites...then walked back and now off to Lisbon...


I arrive in Lisbon just before eight pm local time. Collect my gear, thoughts and papers...then it finally sunk in...wow from here on out It's all up to me to get it done.

Decieded bus and hopped on and setting up my GPS. Routes looking good except the train is going to the left I need the right...lucky for me there's a stop before that...





unfortunately...I miss follow the directions and end up walking around Lisbon at night, in a red shirt with all my gear for probably an hour...oh cool night views.


thankfuly only one dark alley. After some speedy heart beats later I've found it and settle in.



I talk to a few people, but click with a guy from Los Angeles. We chat and I find out he's heading to the same place I'm thinking of going to.


Fast forward to this place out side of Lisbon called Sintra...absolutely breathtaking...it's no wonder they called it a fairytale. Lushous trees and flowers cake the landscape and the castles nestled in their midst. Amazing. So many landscape pictures from eye squeezing look out points.


Boy did today ever kill me for walking...yes it was better then paying the bus fare, but afterwards...Crikey did my feet ever hurt.

I now have a crazy amount of pictures that I'm going to put them on the photo host page as before and put them on a slide show so you're able to see them there.

Unbelievably the night wasn't finished as of yet as when we got back, we found out there was a bull fight on. So the two of us rushed down to Lisbons best eating establishment. I was told they served the best chicken and to buy the Vino Verde.

So I look on the menu...hmm all Portoguese...oh wait there's the vino verde...hmm 6 euros and just a small one alright we split that and he orders the chicken and I...well this item looks pretty good from what portoguese I've been learning...I'll get that.


Turns out we get a full bottle of wine for 6 euros and it was one of the smoothest, tasting and drinking wines I've ever had. Also because I'm in Portugal I want a local type food...well ends up I get good ol'Bacon and Eggs...wowie superstar something you can't get any place else.




After the meal we head off on the metro down to the bull fighting stadium...this massive place is rocking...and up at the ticket booth...sold out...for the past three hours...oh well guess it was worth a shot.