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Published: August 28th 2007
So we finally made it to Lisbon yesterday, to scrounge for a hotel and drop our bags for the last time. I hate to say it, but I think we're a little jaded. To us, after two weeks, Lisbon is another atmospheric European town with twisting streets and interesting sights, but nothing out of the ordinary. We are exhausted, and I think we're good on extended travel for a while! We're heading home tomorrow, and I think we're both glad we're at the end of our journey.
Yesterday, after another long bus ride, we arrived in Lisbon and dropped off our bags. First we wandered around the Baixa, our neighborhood, taking an old elevator up to see a church whose roof had fallen in. Then we took the Metro (it's been a while since we've been in a town with a Metro!) out to a modern "suburb" of Lisbon called Parque de Nacoes. It was an Expo site in 1998 for the 400th anniversary of Vasco de Gama's departure, and now it's a park with a substantial mall, a funicular, a big aquarium, and lots of fountains. We basically relaxed the whole afternoon out there, having dinner in the mall
food court.
This morning, we got up and did....nothing. We went looking for the fourth Harry Potter book in English (Brian and I have been reading them together), and then internet...which I have been trying to find since we left our hotel in Sevilla. So here, we find ourselves in yet another mall food court, the first place in Portugal I've been able to find wireless that works. We really are planning to see some sites today, but we just can't seem to make ourselves get moving. Anyway, until then, here are some photos from yesterday!
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