Lisboa - day 3

Hello! day 3.

Ana and I went for a trip in the outskirts of Lisbon this day.
We woke up around 900 and took her car. we drove along the cost until we got to Cascais. it's a city on the Atlantic very very very picturesque and beautifu. with painted buildings and small alleys and a really good vibe all around.

First we had breakfast at this bakery place - had some bread and cheese and Croissants. Yummy. Then we walked in the alleys. I got a present for my sis - filigrana. it's silver earings that are covered with gold made of little threads of metal. really delicate and beautiful work. Then we had the best ice cream in Santini and walked more in the small town.

From there we went to Boca do inferno (mouth of hell) where the Atlantic meets a rocky cliff and sometimes it's scary apparently the way that the waves hit the cliff but the ocean was quite calm that day (great weather, did I mention?). So we sat and watched the ocean what could possibly be better than that?

We continued our journey along the Atlantic and got to a nice beach with a lot of kids and people skipping school apparently and walked a long walk along the beach. Ana spent the entire day teaching me about portuguese culture and slang it was great....

From there we went to the most western point in Europe and watched the ocean once more (Roca... I can't rem the name). Then we drove through a valley and got to an enchanting fish restaurant by a lovely beach and had lunch there. A tried to feed me weird stuff. That's all I am willing to say.

Later we went to Sintra another very colorful and lovely town surrounded my mountains. we saw the palace but didn't have time to go to the castle. We did have time to walk in the narrow alleys and nice streets, see the colorful houses and of course eat some queijadas. We really are suckers for sweets!

Then we headed back and met R and S who came back from Algarve. we had only 15 minutes to meet them but it was still enough time for a drink. We were in Chapito which is a very nice restaurant with yet again an amazing view of Lisbon. Apparently there is a circus there and the stars are all children that didn't have homes and they train then and put shows on. Nice!

Then A and I went to the amazing show of the diva Adriana Calcanhotto. it was in this antique classic concert. This was a closed concert and the opening for the new album of Adriana but somehow A got tickets and we were lucky enough to attend it. we are humming it all week it was just a once in a lifetime experience.

We later met R and A with two new friends, Vasco and Ana. We went to the clubbing scene of Lisbon which is weirdly enough outside. we stood at the corner of a street with many bars and clubs in Bairro Alto the clubbing area apparently. the street was absolutely packed with people and we hung around there and also in another corner for a few hours. There is a great atmoshpere there so many yound and beautiful people out in the street drinking and having fun. The only problem as always was that every night I am SOOO tired from the very long day I had....

We walked home from there.
And that's day 3.