Lisbon & Algarve - Portugal Summer '09

To sum it all up in a word: fan-fucking-tastic.

The plane ride to Lisbon was 8 hours and pretty exhausting. We left late at night which didn't help. Although I was dying to sleep, I couldn't sleep on the plane. I just can't. I don't know what it is about sleeping in public, but I just can't do it. I hate not being aware of my surroundings. Anyway, the food wasn't all that bad, except the salad had 3 leaves of lettuce with dimensions no greater than 4 cm x 4 cm... :/

Buttt we got there and already it was 34 degrees with not a cloud in the sky. I couldn't be happier. The weather in Toronto before I left was pathetic to say the least so this was a big relief. We spent two days in my grandparent's condo in Lisbon just a minute walk from the beach.

Afterward, my grandmother, grandfather, mother, brother and I drove down to Algarve for a week. Prior to arriving their I thought that Lisbon had great weather, but Algarve- being the southern-most point of the mainland- was even hotter. Not a cloud in the sky, beautiful beaches, lots to do, great bars; I was finally in paradise after a pretty rough year. I couldn't be happier. We'd be at the beach all day long. As early as 8am, the beach was packed. But the sun would eventually get so unbearably hot that both tourists & locals would leave from 11-3. At night, the boulevard between the sand and the buildings parallel to the shoreline was virtually packed with people. There were people selling stuff, live performers, bands, full bars, tents with people selling more stuff, music, and a lot more. I was glad I'd be here for just about two weeks. There was even a beach with modern looking sofas, benches, and beds on the beach. You had to pay extra to get to that section, but it was only 15 euros.. which is about 22ish dollars Canadian. Not bad at all. Behind that there was some kinda hidden area with a big pond in the middle. It was surrounded some really nice chairs, couches, couches, and even these beds that had curtains you could draw down for privacy. You coulda shagged if you really wanted to. Oh, and we also walked by some circus on the way their with camels going at it, on that note. :)

If you ever consider going to Portugal but don't know where to go, go to Algarve. A lot of people go to Lisbon and enjoy it, but personally I think Algarve is a lot better. The weather is nothing less of amazing.. you're pretty much a couple of kilometres away from Africa for fuck sakes.

So my Mom left on our second last day in the Algarve. After those two days, my grandparents would be driving me back to Lisbon to stay with them for just a couple more days. Those two days were surprising pretty good. We went to Carcavelos, which is a really sexxed beach near Lisbon; Cascais; and downtown Lisbon. After it all, we said bye to our parents and my brother and I flew on a domestic plane, by ourselves, to Sao Miguel in the Acores.

GREETINGS FROM PORTUGAL

AMG
I HAVE LIKE 2 MINS TO TYPE CUZ ITS TIMING ME AND ITS LIKE 2000 EUROS A MINUTE!
ANYWAY,
PORTUGAL IS AWESOME
I MISS YOU ALL
LISBON WAS SICK
IN AGARVE AND LOVE IT
AZORES NEXT WEEK
YEAH, IM TH CLOSEST TO BLACK IVE EVER BEEN
AMG
HASNT RAINED ONCE
FOOD IS SO GOOD
GETTING A POTBELLY
GOT SKIMMED BY A BAT
THE GIRLS HERE ARE EASSYYYYY
IFLU ALL AND WILL BE ON ULIMITED IN A WEEK

PCE CANADA!

Leaving for the airport in a couple of minutes.
I'll miss you all :)
I'll try to get on FB/MSN/BS while I'm there, but I'll most likely be enjoying the beach. >:]
Hope yall have an amazing August & hopefully the sun doesn't flop on August like it did on July.

Ps. Be back September 30th! Yeah, I know...
Pps. Dad driving Mom, Mike, and I to the airport. This will be our first time in a car together since last summer. This might get awkward...

Cheers.

We think you're a joke,

shove your hope where it don't shine.

You call it pulling me back,

I call it pushing me away.

Portuguese Drinking Laws

So I decided to do some research before I leave tomorrow:

Portugal
Drinking Age: none
Purchase Age: 16

LMFAOOO!
CHHH-ECK IT!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age

Drake FAIL

And we have our next Ashlee Simpson folks.

Wait dear, a white horse is walking down my street here

Clearly in a depressing music mood;
here's another.

Stars and Boulevards - Augustana

Sometimes the last thing you wants comes in first,

Sometimes the first thing you want never comes.

And when I wake you'll be the first thing I see

Don't like a lot of slow music, but I love the sound of this guy.
Very soothing.

Strange & Beautiful - Aqualung

Always with a couple broads, maybe I'm just that raw

Party like a rockstar
Look like a moviestar
Play like an allstar
Fuck like a pornstar
Baby I'm a superstar

Plans for August

WEEK ONE.
Flying out to Lisbon with my Mom & brutha to stay in my grandparent's condo- 1 minute walk from the beach. Chhh-eck it. Got the beach & the city side-by-side. Might get kinda bored with just us, but I always make friends at the condo. Hopefully some still live there.



WEEK TWO.
Driving down to Algarve which has some of the nicest beaches in Europe. The waves are fucking huge. Hopefully I can go surfing. I love surfing. A lot of the beaches are nude too. :P We're staying in a hotel there though. It's great cause there's some beaches that are quite private and quiet, too. The nightlife there is pretty legit as well.


WEEK THREE & FOUR.
Mike & I say "adeus" to my mom & my grandparent's on her side of the family & fly off alone (FML) to Azores, which is a Portuguese island far west of Portugal in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean... built on a volcano! There I'll meet with my dad's side of my family in São Miguel, including relatives over there, over 30 cousins and relatives from here, my grandparent's on my dad's side, my aunt, and well, my dad. This is going to be a fucking never-ending party. To the beach to the pool to the water park to the city square to the mall to loafting in each other's condos to visiting relatives with LIVING ANIMALS (ie. cows, horses, sheep etc.) to learning to milking cows to cow-tipping to ALL-AGES CLUBS AT NIGHT- this is gonna' be sickkk. I love my cousins but never get a chance to see them. Now we have two weeks together. See you bitches & bros there!