My life in Lisbon still goes on, still experiencing the Portuguese culture deeper and deeper. The winter in Lisbon has been really mild, with very nice weather and temperatures above the average. This gave me the chance to wander around in Lisbon more and more, discovering new parts of the city and unexpected places, like the Belem monument, built to commemorate the Portuguese discoveries.
This picture
doesn’t bring justice to the real size of monument. It’s tremendously huge!
Taking advantage
from this nice weather, Lisbon can also offer more interesting places, which
are in contrast to the ordinary Lisbon appearance. The Portuguese capital is
not only old buildings and nostalgic streets, but it’s also modernity and
future. This aspect is perfectly represented by Parque dos Naçoes, built for
the Expo ’98. Far from the centre, this huge square, surrounded by trees, parks
and just next to the river, wants to represent the modernity of Portugal with
the union of all the nations in the world, with a flag for every country in the
world.
Despite the mild
weather, the Portuguese spring has been crueler, with lots of rain and wind,
but Lisbon is very close to the ocean, so it’s normal to have this crazy
weather J
So, what about
searching for a shelter to hide from this bad weather? These shelters are
Portuguese “tascas”, typical restaurant with delicious local food. Portuguese
cuisine is really good and I really love it, I don’t miss anymore (almost) the
Italian cuisine :P
There are a lot of
options, but my favorite one is Bacalhau á Brás, simple but very tasty, one of
the main dishes of Portuguese cuisine.
But the list of
Portuguese gourmet is very extensive, but there’s still a lot of time to try
more food J
And now with the
spring that is ending, let’s wait for the Portuguese summer! :D
Bejinhos,
Jacopo
