So I got here at about 6 this morning and like I’ve done before I stayed in the bus station until I was ready to venture out, which in this case was about an hour and a half. The directions to the hostel weren’t very clear if you’re not from Lisbon, but with the help of a Metro person it was fairly easy to figure out where to go. After that I really didn’t have any problems with finding the hostel. Except when I got there it was like an residential house so I checked my email to see if in the confirmation email that the hostel had 24hr reception. There was another email there that I hadn’t read about the booking so I opened it up, it told me that I had been bumped from this hostel and moved to another at the address listed. Great. I was in the heart of Lisbon with a new address to find and it’s 8 in the morning on a Sunday. From that point on I realized how nice the people are here. I found a policeman to ask, he wasn’t sure but told me a general direction. I then found a taxi driver who gave me directions that were good for about a kilometer. The next person I asked was a bus driver and he guided me the last kilometer or so. All these people were so nice it surprised me. So although I ended up having to walk about four kilometers extra with my packs, everything turned out perfect.

After a few hours of sleep I headed out to get a better look at the city. I only stayed out for about 5 hours but what I saw I really liked. It was Sunday so there was a very relaxed atmosphere nearly everywhere I went. I headed down towards the sea, actually I don’t know if it was a bay, sea, or the ocean, let’s just say I headed towards the water. Along the way I saw many large statues, beautiful tree lined streets, and large stone courtyards. I don’t know what the rest of Lisbon looks like, but this part is really beautifu.