I am so sorry I have really been delayed on the blogging, too busy living in the moment! But I will try to do a quick recap of the past three weeks. Portugal was probably one of my favorite places I have been so far. We went to Lisbon for a weekend. The views were just breathtaking, from the red rooftops to the sparkling sea, it all was amazing. We got to visit a cute little town near Lisbon called Belem where we toured a monastery and got to eat pastries form the Belem Bakery which is known as one of the best bakeries in the WORLD. I must say, it was the best pastry I have ever tasted. They are famous for their Pastel de Nata, which is like a baked custard cup served hot out of the oven with cinnamon sugar on top. In addition to this delicacy, I also got a chocolate croissant. Basically heaven in my mouth. My friends and I bought our treaties than wentto a park and sat down while enjoying the beauty of nature and sweets. We walked to the harbor near by and saw this incredible sculpture and overlooked the bridge in Lisbon that resembles the Golden gate bridge. Later that day we went on a private Yacht ride along the coast of Lisbon. It was so much fun to have a couple hours to relax and enjoy the seaside. We were served some champagne, appetizers and just sat and talked while taking in the relaxation. That night I got to go out and experience some of the night life with a couple girlfriends. It was a blast! Basically everyone in Portugal speaks English so we made alot of friends. We went to the famous pink street which is painted,you guessed it, pink. Portugal was a city that will not be soon forgotten and holds many great memories.
The next weekend, I met up with one of my dear friends Denia who is also traveling Europe right now. Me and my friend Jana caught the puddle hopper to Rome and met here on Italian ground. It was out first "solo" trip where we planned everything from the hostel to the food and I must say it went incredibly well. We stayed at a Hostel called La Contra which was really nice and pretty central to everything. We walked around the city at night and went to an Italian Pizzeria in center Nueva. The pizza would literally melt in your mouth. I was so excited just to be in Italy, eating at this little hole in the wall Pizzerea with pictures on the wall and a sweet old Italian man as our waiter who maybe spoke 2 words of English. Afterwards we walked around more and just explored all the architecture. Romans do it big. Huge fountains around every corner and 1000 year old structures in the streets. Surreal would be a perfect word to describe it. We conquered Rome in a day. In one day we went to the Sistine Chapel, Pantheon, Vatican City, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Spanish steps and had time for more pasta, pizza, gelato and went out to explore the night life. We packed everything in and had the time of our lives exploring. I can't believe that I only have 4 weeks left! I am trying to make every last minute count here. Besos! <3
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