LISBOA

The second weekend in July I went to Lisbon for a 3 day Music festival with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Rage Against the Machine and Ben Harper headlining the event. Kim and I went and we spent our evenings at the concert and exploring Lisbon during the day.
I was really amazed at the differences between Spain and Portugal. The architecture was a bit different and the city just had a different feel. The people were very nice and always helpful. Neither Kim nor I speak any Portuguese but we got by with both English and Spanish. The woman who worked at the hostel didn’t speak either language, but could understand Spanish, so we spoke Spanish and she spoke Portuguese and we would understand each other for the most part. The city itself was beautiful and has a lot to do and see. The tile work in Portugal was beautiful! The tile was a bit different than what I am used to seeing here in Spain but it was gorgeous, I took a lot of tile pics!
We spent one day on the beach, which was great! The beach was very clean and the water was cold so it felt great, it was the perfect way to relax before the concert that night.
The concert was amazing! Rage Against the Machine was amazing live, better than any CD! Bob Dylan was good, but he didn’t move very much! Neil Young put on a good show and I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed Ben Harper! I also go to see The Hives and Roisin Murphey. We met a lot of people there from Australia and England as well as some Spaniards. We had a great time in Lisbon and it was really nice to see something so different! Our last day there we found this café just above the old city center and we hung out there for hours. It is an outdoor café with couches and beach chairs that has amazing views of the city and the river. If you haven’t see my pictures of Lisboa yet check out my picture site!
Side note I still have no ticket home but I am planning on coming back towards the middle-end of August, so I will see you all soon!
Besos y Abrazos a todos!