Disfrutando mucho Portuga!
Trip Start
Apr 10, 2006
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Trip End
Jul 02, 2006
Lisboa, Portugal
Thursday, May 4, 2006
Knowing just a miniscule portion of this warm country, Lisboa seems to me strikingly more Latino and funky that its other roman colonial cousins, Spain and France. Original traits still all its own, I did, however, find some visible simularities with other seaside cities I've visited: an impressive Golden Gate-esque bride, spanning its wide harbor (with the electric street cars and topography to match...fog?), a highly perched, outstrected-arms statue of Christ a la Rio de Jenairo, a fairly modest, steel observation tower (complete with a wooden and brass elevator and a fine selection of available postcards), Moorish castels which still prevail on the city's highest ridges, and a fairly modern, slightly more interior district which is a sharp contrast to an unfortunate amount of structural crumbling in its earth quake survivor, historic area. I love it!
The Portugese culture is very esoteric in it's origings (there's definatley been something a brewin' here, and it ain't just the port). Having shrugged a long-lived Moorish occupany and having campaigned a strong and sucessful resistance to Spanish imperialism, many secret societies, cults, & an eclectic mix of bold and progressively minded liberators are said to have a permiating history and current visible presence.
I have a clear sense that there is so much more to see here, and I feel very inspired to do so.
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Buenas noches desde este hermoso pais! La verdad es que Portugal y su gente nos han fascinado, Lisboa es bellisima y hoy fuimos a un pueblo llamado Sintra, a una hora en tren, declarado patrimonio de la humanidad, que ha sido lo mas lindo que hemos visto en nuestro viaje, sin lugar a dudas. El porque lo esxplicaremos en el proximo email junto a algunas fotos, ya que ahora son casi la 1 de la madrugada y estamos listos pal sobre. Hasta maņana entonces,
Pura Vida,
Mariana y Scott
Comments
QUE BUENO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gracias hijita por lo que me escribistes. Si la verdad es que la gente que estuvo es maravillosa. Se quedaron chochos con ustedes. Olga dice que sos divina. Y bueno me dieron la razon a mis comentarios previos jajajaja. ah y hay elogios para el scot tambien. Dido los buscaba por todos lados, estuvo dos dias como tonto. iba a la computadora y lloraba. Es un aparato, pero vistes lo que es. Bueno mi chiquita sigan disfrutando de ese hermosa pais como vos decis. Cuidense. Les mandamos muchos cariños, besos de marta y de dido y mi los quiero hasta el cielo ida y vuelta. el papi
Que? What about us non-spanish speaking creepers
Hey man love the pics, but only understanding one of every five words is a little tough! What about an English version for the rest of us dummies!! Besides I need to tell you how I just got engaged at Fenway Park on the big screen! Call me brother!!
Pura Vida
Creeper