Portugal- Aug 13th-20th (7 Days)

Lagos
Impressions
Amazing! What a place. I flew into Faro with Ryanair and made my way by bus to Lagos. Lagos is so cheap and the beaches are beautiful. I spent my time at Carlos House (hello all) where I met so many great people. We went to jazz bars on the beach and sunbaked all day at Potato Beach one of the grotto beaches surrounded by sandstone cliff faces. I went on a grotto cruise with a sailing ship and went for a dip in the middle of the ocean. I had no tan when I left Dublin and when I got back I was black. I did get severly burnt however when I continued to chat with great people. The country side is littered with small homes adorning terracotta roofs and blinding white cement walls. This is something I love in a home. The town of Lagos is very historical during the Moorish slavery periods. The city shows distinctive signs of the Moorish period. The chimneys are also very unique to anything I have seen before.
Lagos is the best for partying. The waiters serve you drunk aswell. I was dancing on bars and falling in the streets. The best piece of advice is to buy highly gripping shoes with you as the small mosaic tiled roads are slippery. We had fun finding the piri piri chicken take away and witnessed the sun go down on the beach. I had a brillant time and met a great friend, Erin from Toronto who will be staying over with me in Dublin this week and hopefully when I meet up with Marie in Toronto, I can also get Erin to show us the party areas to visit.
I eventually swallowed my disappointment and got a train to Lisbon and checked it out. Lisbon is busy and a metropolis which I was not in the mood for and so opposite to Lagos small town beach vibe. Following that I had to take a 5 hour train to Porto. Slept overnight in a funky hostel and got my flight back to Dublin. The worst is travelling on transport to get to the bloody places you need to see or stay in. Overall Portugal is beautiful, cheap and fun.