It has been a whole month since the last entry! We have been living well. I was sick for the last two weeks and have passed it on to paul but it is just a mild cold. This past weekend we had an extra long weekend thanks to the Spanish Constitution day. We took advantage of it along with thousands of other spaniards and went away for the weekend to Lisboa! Paul and I had not visited Portugal before and so we did not know exactly what to expect. We loved it. Our hostal room was in the center of the city. The owners of the hostal were an old portuguese couple. The man was a bit grouchy which led to some discomfort but the place was charming and comfortable. The city had all of its christmas lights up and it was beautiful. Lisbon has a lot of pedestrian-only avenues in the downtown area so it is a great walking city. If we had known more about geography, then we would not have been disappointed when we learned that Lisbon is not on the Atlantic coast but rather on the bank of a river. We were a little bummed but there were nice views of the river from some hills in Lisbon. We had fun learning some survival phrases in Portuguese but were surprised that we could not understand anything at all when we would listen to a real life colloquial conversations in restaurants and on the street. All in all, it was a great trip. the weather was very pleasant and it was fun to visit a new country. Thanks for reading!
