Lisbon: Where I Gave up Tourism for Drinking

After a long ride into Spain I spent a few days in Barcelona. I visited the typical sights including a few Gaudi sights and had quite a nice time. But my trip planning caught up with me and I realized I didnt have time to go to southern Spain and actually enjoy it! So being the frugal traveller that I am, instead I opted for an 18 hour bus ride to Lisbon. Fun times. Wish you could have been there. I arrived in Portugal not sure if I was really in a capital city because everything seemed to be lifeless. However, later in the morning all the tourists popped out with their Canons and pressed khakis. I was glad to have a whole day to spend in the city before catching a train to my next WWOOFing place. So I threw my Osprey on and started hiking around to the big tourist sites pointed out on my map. As soon as I went to the cathedral I instantly regretted my decision. It looked like a million churches Id seen before. I watched American after American stand outside and take a picture while giving me strange looks, as if a girl walking around a European city by herself with a backpack was strange. The sun, backpack, and stares started to get to me and I decided all I really wanted was beer. I walked to the nearest bar and thought of Terry and Martha as I ordered a cool refreshing beverage that happen to only cost one Euro!! What a deal. Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of my day in Lisbon and safely arrived in the middle-of-nowhere Portugal!