As fast as days go... it was our last day. It was also the first morning we didn't get up early and even missed breakfast #oops. We felt very relaxed and went to the super market to get some food. Our legs were tired because of all the dancing but still we managed to walk to the city to catch a bus to the beach. It looked like we stopped at a whole other country. There were palmtrees, good roads, nice houses... it was so diverse then the Porto we used to be in. At the beach we worked on our tans, both red and brown. Around 6 we took place at a beach bar to, once again, drink sangria. I think I haven't been a moment fully sober in those 4 days, just alcohol running through my veins. Anyways, after our last sangria we made our way back to the hostel to go to a bar for one last time and to get our stuff packed. We decided to contact our Brazilian friends to join us at the sports bar to play pool and darts. We had a great time together and said our goodbye's. It were only 4 days but we met so many people and saw so much of the city... I'd almost say it felt like more.
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My friends (Lotte and Fleur) and I booked a trip at srprs.me because we graduated, which should absolutely be celebrated. We didn't know where we were going until we arrived at the airport. Our card told us that we were going to Porto! We were very excited and 2,5h later we sat on the airplane, waiting for a new adventure. After arriving at the airport in Portugal, finding the right metro and cards were not that easy, but luckily we had each other... and totally screwed up haha. We bought a ticket with 2 passes on it, we thought it could be used for 2 persons, but no... that is not how it works. Well you learn some, right? Anyway, we got to the hostel, being very illegal riding the metro on 1 card less... #badass We knocked on the door and when a hipster guy opened the door we asked ourselves where the heck should be staying. Whilst we were walking up the stairs we started to like it more and more. It was a typical residence for teens/backpackers. We slept with 9 others on a room, which I didn't mind at first... but they snored... loudly. After checking in and receiving some information, we went out for to search for food. We discovered a nice place with little baguettes and really good wine. After enjoying our meal we walked towards the park, where a fire show was taking place. It was really cool to see, but also a bit scary because there where no precautions taken in cause of an outbreak. We settled at a nice little bar called Porto 'o Lado and we tasted our first sangria of the trip, which tasted really good! About an hour later we met Fransisco, a Portugese boy who told us about himself and invited us to a birthday of a friend of his, which was taking place above the bar. We joined him and laughed about their enthusiasm. They gave us cake and told us to sing a long. We did and spent the night guided by Fransisco. It's tradition prior to a night out to drink on the streets and get to know each other. So we did, we had our drinks on the street whilst meeting people and talking about our countries or our hobbies. We didn't join them to go clubbing because we were really tired of our flight and we returned to our beds. But, that was a hella of a good first day! |
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