As our first attempt to backpack across Europe, my roommate Mary and I bought our tickets the day before we left and set on our way to Portugal. To say the least it was not what we were expecting. Did you know that the majority of Portuguese speak English over Spanish? Win for us to say the least. We quickly found our way to the hostel (which we quickly fell in love with, picture is attached). We were roommates with a family of 3 Australians and their best friend. It was quite possibly the best situation we could have imagined. Everything was furnished in Ikea, we got free breakfast, and we were staying at the #2 hostel in the world for a ridiculously cheap price.
While there we did toursity things like going to museums, parks, towers, castles etc. Portugal was kind of a mystery to us since we decided to go so last minute, but it was quite the adventure. In an attempt to order their famous Port Wine Mary ended up with a glass of whiskey, this was just one mishap to be mentioned. Another was visiting a "brand-new" castle, as it was built in the late 1800's and had a lot of modern day inventions like photographs, telephones, running water and electricity. Royalty...so demanding...
While there along with the "Port Wine" we tried the traditional cod and some custard tarts. We heard a Fado, although I'm sure we would've appreciated it more if we understood portuguese (don't be fooled it sounds nothing like spanish, however we were able to read it). Portugal was a good ease into the life of living out of a backpack, I'm sure the next trip we take we'll be pros for sure ;)
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