Nowadays one of Lisbons districts used to be a small fisher village. The proximity to the river made it a perfect place for seafarers to land. I saw a couple of pictures where the waterfront was a lot closer to the monastery on the next picture. But I haven’t figured out, yet, what has

My friend Nicolas was visiting for a couple of days. At the first day we walked around the city for a bit. Actually the whole city. Unfortunately, I didn’t take many pictures. That’s just a couple of impressions.  Marques de Pombal, the guy who rebuild the center part of the

A beautiful Saturday for GeoCaching. For people who don’t know what it is, you basically have some coordinates and some kind of GPS receiving device which allows you to hunt down those points in real live. Sometimes there are hidden treasures, sometimes a really nice location. It is a kind

The other day I went for a jog and bumped into this broken dream of my childhood. How many bouncy castles can you jump on in one day?

The girls downstairs rent a car for a weekend. A came with them last Sunday for a trip to the south. Sesimba. I think I just let the pictures talk. Me on a rock, girls in front

 I sometimes find it really hard to describe how beautiful Lisbon is. Just by roaming through the little allays you can find so many staggering spots. The versatile stile in which the buildings are made. Every little house looks different. Okay, you could argue that not everything is in its best

When ever Portuguese people find the time, the retire to one of the many coffee places. Usually they have a pastel and a café (which would be an espresso in other countries). The most famous once are Pastel de Nata, which means biscuit with cream .  Just the other day, watching telly, I

The weather turned to be good enough to go to the beach. But still not warm enough to go for a swim. The Atlantic Ocean is freezing. One of the closer beaches is Costa de Caparica on the southern side of Rio Tejo. It is a nice touristy village. To get

After staying in a hostel for a week I managed to find a more permanent place. The people in the Alfama Patio Hostel are really nice and helped me in every possible way. It also helped to connect to other people, locals and other students. On Monday, my first night

It has happened. I left Germany for the first time for more then just vacation. I was quite excited to leave for a new stage of life. Contrary to my expectations, the weather hasn’t been good, so far. We had one sunny day, yesterday. Besides that, only rain. And when