Most of us met at Logan Airport yesterday at 1:30 in order to catch our flight at 4:30 (which was delayed!) so we spent a lot of time waiting but the plane to Philadelphia was short. I can't say the same about the 7 hour flight to Portugal from there which felt more like a 14 hour one with three people crammed into one row right on top of each other. And add the fact of no sleep at all having occurred. But it was still exciting getting into Lisbon, Portugal this morning (their time 8 something AM while it was still 3 AM in MA). From the math you can see that it is a 5 hour difference so it's going to be hard adjusting!
We checked into the hotel this morning and had basically a free day to roam and get to know the city. Me and two other people in the group went out and took pictures and traveled on the metro by ourselves. We also went to a small Portuguese restaraunt on a side street to get authentic Portuguese food. We visited Campo Pequeno, a bull-fighting ring with a mall underneath it and walked around Marques de Pombal. All in all it was a good first day besides not having slept for over 36 hours.
Rice & beans for lunch? Have you been able to use your language skills much?
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