Blogs from Lisbon, Lisbon & Tagus Valley, Portugal, Europe - page 43

So I´m in Lisbon and I could not be happier. The plane ride was easy enough and I was fortunate to see one of those wonderful fast-forward sunrises one only experiences while traveling directly East at 600 mph. Approaching Lisbon, we flew right over the south-westernly most tip of Europe and I was able to pick out each city along the coast until we got to Lisbon itself. The best part, however, was the bus ride from the airport. I unintentionaly sat next to two French girls, Elodie and Marie-Laure, having never really talked to a French girl, I was delighted to find it very easy to strike up a conversation immediately. By the time we reached the hostel, we were friends... and.... get ready... Maurie-Laure said I spoke excellent French. This may seem trivial, but ... read more

7 DE MAYO DE 2002 Poco después de regresar a Madrid, un día de mayo, a Alex y Domingo, amigos y compañeros del doctorado, y a Luis se les ocurrió improvisar un viaje a Marruecos en un coche alquilado. Una amiga mexicana, Soledad, lo había hecho antes y aseguraba que salía muy barato. Pero en Algeciras, ya para subir al ferry, la aduana nos detuvo: la empresa del coche no nos había dado un papel indispensable para poder sacarlo de España. Y de regreso, chatos. Alex insistió en cruzar el estrecho y se fue solo. Los demás estuvimos un par de noches aburridos en Marbella, y sólo un día aprovechamos para hacer el hermoso recorrido de los pueblos blancos andaluces. En la segunda foto, Algatocín, colgado de las montañas:. Y en la tercera la hermosa Ronda, ... read more

Alan and Richard were planning on going on to Morocco and they had had some jabs before they left England. I had not, so I decided not to risk going with them. So off they went, leaving me sad and lonely again, with a couple of hours to kill before the next train left for France. To avoid a repeat of that hellish journey, I decided to get into the queue to make a seat reservation. After a long wait, I discovered that there was a supplement payable to travel on this train. Since I had not got any change, I was forced to get in another queue for the currency exchange, just before the guy behind the counter decided to leave and help one of his mates for half an hour. Back in the reservations ... read more