Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Ola from Lisbon

The end of day 1 in Lisbon. I exchanged some money at the airport last night while waiting for my luggage. The Euro is kicking some major Dollar butt. While I ate my way through Asia, I think I may come out of Europe a couple pounds lighter just so I can save some money.

While the money exchange guy was exchanging my money, there was some chit chat about what brings me to Lisbon. I say vacation and he says too bad it is cold. Little does he know that 65 and sunny is pretty much perfect weather forr me since I tend to profusely sweat even when there is a slight chill in the air.

Lisbon is beautiful, right on the water. It has cobbled streets that are at time very narrow and very steep.

I am trying to get used to being completely by myself. It is going to be a huge adjustment. We will have to see in a few days how I am dealing with this.

Also, I found this place wth free internet. It seems to be some sort of youth center that is playing MTV on the TV. This keyboard is a little wacky and I cannot seem to find the apostrophe.

5 comments:

Blog said...

You'll be lucky here in Lisbon, as the weather will be great in the upcoming days. Hope you enjoy it! ;-)

Anonymous said...

Chau Momma!
Be wise, be witty, and be well.
It's me Jen Pen, miss you much (yes, Janet Jackson ref.)
You will one day enjoy and value the alone time. Don't think of it as being lonely, think of it as the greatest company...your own thoughts.
Travel Safe!

Anonymous said...

Hello again. It was great hanging out with you last night. I hope the rest of your trip goes well. :)

Anonymous said...

CHAU. I REALLY MISS YOU. I MISS OUR TALKS AND GIGGLES. BE CAREFUL AND HAVE FUN. DON'T HANG OUT WITH THIS MR. DUDE. HE SOUNDS SKETCHY AND I DONT LIKE HIM. IM SERIOUS. I CAN CALL THE OFFICIALS IN LISBON AND HUFF AND PUFF ABOUT SOME WEIRD GUY STALKING YOU!!!! FINGER WAIVING BIG TIME!!!

Anonymous said...

Chau,
Traveling solo can be lonely but I think you can handle it. If you ever need a dose of the US, look for the closest International House of Pancakes. It's called the International House of Really Thin Pancakes in France.

Please stop reading unless you want to know what happened in this week's LOST:
Jack died. Sayid and Benjamin made a ping pong table out of sand and rain water. They duked it out for the rest of the episode.

It looks like you have a faithful following so grace us with more posts!
Tros