Pirru läheb Portugali!: Lisbon

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Räägime siis nüüd natuke Lissabonist... Ütleme nii, et tegemist on väga kiire linnaga, koguaeg midagi toimub, tänavad on paksult rahvast täis ja 90 % nendest inimestest on turistid, igal tänavanurgal saad osta narkootikume (ükskõik millist soovid) ja igal tänaval on end sisse seadnud ka hulk kodutuid. Peatänaval on kohvikud, restoranid ja rõivapoed külg külje kõrval kõvasti kinni, et võidelda konkurentsi üle ja kõrvaltänavad on kaetud paksu uriini pilvega.
Reedel Covilhast Lisboni rongiga sõites ei pidanud me erilist plaani, mis ja kuidas oma aega planeerime. Täiesti tavaline ''reisi''rutiin oli, tulime rongilt maha, võtsime metroo, leidsime hosteli, check in ja söögi jaht võis alata. Tol õhtul õhtustasime restoranis nimega Himalaia, mis oli mix india ja itaalia toidust, väga veider kooslus kui tegelikult mõelda, sest neil kahel ei ole mitte midagi ühist. Aga kuna buffee maksis umbes 9 eurot ja süüa saime palju jaksasime, siis otsustasime selle kasuks. Ülejäänud õhtu trippisime niisama ringi, avastasime linna ilu, võlu ja valu ja üritasime niisama narko ärikaid maha raputada.
Laupäeval üritasime juba varakult jalule saada, et poodlema minna ja kõike vajalikku ja ebavajalikku odavast Primarkist endale hankida. Veetsime suures keskuses ligi 5 tundi ja tagasi hostelisse jõudes hakkasin ma tundma, et tervis hakkab mind jälle alt vedama. Õhtul, kui kõik juba kerget peaomeeleolu omandama hakkasid, hakkasin mina ainult köhima ja kergelt emoma. Tegime siiski linnas väikese tiiru, leidsime Erasmuse nurga, jõime ühe pitsi erasmuse jooki ja saime tasuta telefoni kaardid. Hiljem jäid teised veel meie võrratusse hosteli lobbysse chillima, aga ma pidin pillid kotti panema ja oma köhaga unemati juures aru pidama.
Pühapäeva hommikul polnud mul üldse parem olla, ülejäänud päeva veetsin kopsuhaigena, aga õnneks oli ilm meeletult ilusaks ja soojaks läinud vahepeal ja kraadiklaas näitas lausa 26 kraadi. Päeva alustasime moe muuseumi külastusega ja pärast seda lõunatasime sushi buffees, see oli midagi uut... ja ülejäänud päeva rändasime mööda linna, ise ka ei tea täpselt kus, sest põhimõte oli ära eksida ja ekselda kuni leiame tee koduni. See oli tore!
Kokkuvõtteks võin öelda, et võrreldes Portoga on Lisbon liiga kiire ja kaootiline linn minu jaoks, aga kellel huvi, siis tasub ikka pilk peale visata, omamoodi kogemus kindlasti.

Well, let's talk a little bit about Lisbon now... I just have to say that it is a very busy city with something going on all the time, the streets are crowded and 90% of these people are actually tourists. In every corner you can buy drugs (what ever kind you like) and in every street you also can find many homeless people, which is sad. The main street is full of cafes, restaurants and clothing shops side by side to compete with each other and all the side streets are covered with a thick cloud of urine. :D
On Friday we took a train from Covilha to Lisbon and by the time we arrived we didn't have a particular plan how to manage our time or what to do. We just came off the train, took the subway, found the hostel, check in and started our dinner hunt. That evening we had dinner in a restaurant called Himalaia, which was a mix of indian and italian food, which is actually very strange combination, because they have nothing in common. But we stayed there cause the buffet cost only 9 euros and we got to eat as much as we could. The rest of the evening we were just wandering around the city and tried to discover the beauty, charm, and the pain of it.
On Saturday we tried to get up early to go and buy everything necessary and unnecessary from Primark. We spent about 5 hours in the huge shopping center and after we arrived back to the hostel I began to feel how my health was fading away from me again. In the evening, when everybody started to get their party mood on, I started coughing and felt so bad and sad. However, we did go for a little walk in the city that night, found the corner of Erasmus, drank an erasmus shot and got a free phone cards. Later others stayed in our hostel lobby which was awesome by the way, but I had to get rest and had to fight my battle with the Sandman.
On sunday morning I didn't feel any better...luckily the weather was incredibly beautiful and warm, the thermometer showed 26 degrees even and that was f-ing awesome! We went to fashion museum and after that ate lunch at a sushi buffet which was definitely something new for me cause I ate a lot of fishy thing there :D The rest of the day we just travelled around the city, the idea was to get lost and wander until we find the way back home. It was fun!
In conclusion, I can say that I like Porto more at the moment cause Lisbon is very busy and chaotic city for me, but who are interested, it is still worth to go and have a look for sure.