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