Lisbon and leaving mainland Europe.

Bom dia e bem-vindo para o Português.

So I left Seville rather sad but had a wonderful sunny last few days. I took this very small plane which was definitely an experience. I enjoyed that I could see the cockpit and the pilots the whole way, the plane only held 10 people. At one point the pilot literally turned in his seat to face us and tell us there was to be slight turbulence ahead which is a tad different to the norm.

The plane that held 10 people

As well as this I spent a few hours in Lisbon. My impressions on Lisbon were firstly hampered by the rain but the place seemed very old and at sometimes not in a good way. Rundown buildings and stained walls aren’t my kind of old ‘charm’ but I see how people could like the city with its trams and sea theme everywhere.  But walking around everywhere I could not help but feel that this was no Seville and that I missed it. (Also I was offered drugs about 10 times in a few hours in seville. Crazy city)

I ended up sleeping in Lisbon airport which at first I was a tad worried about but in the end I found a nice bed like sofa and a partner who was coincidently going to be on the same flight as me. Waking up at 5am with many people hurrying to catch some flight at some gate however was not appreciated. And so I boarded plane numero dois for Ponta Delgada, Azores.

My "bed" in lisbon airport

I had a nice view of the island as I landed, being very green and picturesque. Portuguese is a challenge here but knowing Spanish is a huge benefit shown best in the airport lounge how I managed to talk to a Brazilian girl for hours with me knowing VERY little Portuguese and her knowing no English or Portuguese. Some words or phrases just seem to link.

I am living in the residence for €150 a month with bills and included and an en suite with a view of the sea. Although my shower at the moment points to the corner so I will need to ask to get this fixed tomorrow. We are placed in an ‘Erasmus’ building  so it contains those on my course as well as those who are on normal Erasmus which totals no more than 20 people.

With only 1 day in it is hard to say much about Azores or Ponta Delgada but the people seem friendly and compared to Seville it seems more like the UK. Nether the less despite many people around me I seems lonelier than Seville. But there are many months ahead to look forward to. But the azores is definitely going to be made up with the nature rather than the urban city itself. 

Até logo!