Portugal!

Hey Guys, Sorry about the delay in getting our Portugal part of the trip up but here it is 🙂

To get to Portugal, we decided that we would get a flight out of Tangier which is on the coast of Morocco. As the flight was very early in the morning, we had booked a nights accommodation right near the beach which we were stoked about. However we had to get a taxi from town to the accommodation and once we had arrived we were told that we could not pay by card but only by cash. Of course we had no cash which meant we had to get another 20 euro taxi ride back into town just so we could get to an ATM. After all this stress we had a few hours sleep in our room and then got a taxi to the airport. Although it was sad to leave Morocco, we were extremely excited to get to Portugal and relax.

When we arrived in Portugal we were greeted by a man holding a sign up with Jahnas name on it. This was the driver we had organised through our Airbnb. We were extremely tired so it was a relief to be driven to our apartment. When we got dropped off at the airbnb, the pictures did not do it justice. The apartment was huge for the 3 of us and we were glad that this was going to be our home for the next 9 days. It was 14 Euros a night each, close to the beach, supermarket around the corner and only a 30 min train ride into Lisbon city. For the first few days, we relaxed and did not move a whole lot. We mainly went to the beach, ate alot of food and walked around our area.

As well as relaxing and taking it easy, we decided to check out a beach that was about a 15 minute drive by uber which Will had just picked by looking on google maps. We tried this a day earlier however as soon as we booked the Uber it started to rain. As we were waiting outside, we couldnt decide whether or not to brave the rain, and at the last minute decided to cancel our Uber and stay hermets for the rest of the day. We attempted it again the next day and thankfully weather was perfect.

During our time in Portugal we also ventured into Lisbon city which was amazing. Once again perfect weather and it was a beautiful city. We had researched what to do in Lisbon and one of the main attractions was to catch Tram 28. Tram 28 is a yellow rickety noisy tram that was built back in the 1930s. It does take a while to actually get on the tram as there are tonnes of tourists wanting to do the same thing. It is recommended that you get there very early or later in the evening. But of course, we decided to arrive at midday when everyone else was there as well. After about an hour of waiting we finally got on the tram. The reason everyone wants to get on this tram is that it takes you on a very picturesque route and up some very steep hills through the old neighbourhoods including Alfama which is one of the oldest districts in Lisbon. After making it up about halfway, the tram lines broke down and we had no idea when they would be fixed so we decided to walk and get lost in the streets. This was perfect as there were many areas that were nice and we ended up at the top of the neighbourhood with a good view of Lisbon. After spending most of the day up in the old neighbourhood and spending a fortune on just a plate of fries, we decided to head back down and walk through the city centre of Lisbon. We soon stumbled across a tent that was setup with many food stalls. The food here was much cheaper so we decided to chill here for a bit and have a well deserved sangria to top it off. After a huge day of walking around we decided it was time to get back to the airbnb and relax once again.

Portugal was definitely hard to leave. We got extremely comfortable and had an amazing time. But next stop…Madrid!