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My time spent in Portugal was made up of some relaxing moments and of course, some more sightseeing.

First off, I began my Portuguese passage in Lagos.

Lagos is a great little touristy town with fine beaches, beautiful landscape and…VERY cold water. I enjoyed walking around there, checking out the little stores and market stands and eating in a variety of small restaurants. During my stay, I also had the opportunity to kayak through caves along the shoreline. That ended up being a fun experience!

After a couple days in Lagos, I got to visit Lisbon, Portugal’s capital. In my opinion, Lisbon was a lot like most other big cities I have visited in Europe; fountains, monuments, parks, stores, restaurants... One day though, I did get to visit a cool place called the “Oceanário”. It was basically a very big indoor aquarium with a variety of water species displayed. Very cool!

On my last day in Portugal, I went to Sintra, a small magical village with interesting fairytale-like architecture. It was a very nice change from the big city feel!

Well, it was nice to finally visit Portugal as it was at the top of my bucket list with Spain. I’m really glad I had the opportunity to spend 2 weeks in both of those countries to learn a little more about their cultures!

A big thank you to my Canadian friend Calyn who travelled around with me for 2 weeks and to our friend Sarah who met up with us for a couple days in Barcelona!

I am now in Switzerland enjoying some down time by the lake, while surrounded by beautiful mountains!

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