Lisbon Part 2

So I may have had a few too many Super Bocks at the hostel bar on my first night and woke up feeling not the best on Friday….

But, I still tried to make the most of the day! Several others from the hostel went to tour part of the city past the 25 de April bridge (it looks like the Golden Gate Bridge. There was this incredibly intricate monastery that we toured.

In the evening, 4 of us went to a Fado performance where we somehow were the only people in the room. What emotional music! My Portuguese is EXTREMELY limited, but the yearning, conflict, and bittersweet feelings are clear. There are almost always two types of guitars played, the Portuguese Guitar and the traditional guitar which for a number of songs, were improvising the entire time.Read more