Eurotrip part 2: Lisboa @ Lisbon, Portugal

been postponing to write this for months.. never thought having an infant would suck all the free time out of me.. ini belum start classes lagi ni... sadisss~

first part of eurotrip was from london - paris, here's the second part:

After paris, we flew to Lisbon, Portugal..just me and dosh.. alvi dgn adam nak tgk football match kat liverpool so from Paris, we split. Oya of course la ikot husband... there's no picture of us in Portugal, sbb camera buat hal masa kitorang dah sampai Madrid, which is after lisbon. hilang SEMUAAAA gambaq kat portugal and half of the places we visited in Madrid. huuuuu sedihhh... lisbon dah la tepi laut... terpaksa la guna khidmat google utk cerita sikit apa best kat lisbon ni.

i dont really like lisbon... although its much cheaper to get around here tapi dia cam ammmm ammm ammmm.... mcm dodgy sikit.. banyak alley and narrow roads, dan staircase!!! penat sgt naik turun tangga.. ada skali tu silap jalan, dah naik tangga mcm batu caves skali nak kena turun balik.. kalau tak pregnant sanggup je gulingkan diri sampai bawah..and the streets are filled with beggars.. i dont mean it in a bad way, tapi beggars kat lisbon ni bkn mcm beggars kat jalan masjid india, yg duduk bersila dan mintak ihsan. beggars kat sini will follow u and pester sampai la kita bagi dia duit. scary laaaa! dia tak bagi can kita lari punya.. me and dosh had to lari masuk kedai sbb duk kena kejaq.. masuk kedai pun ada stgh yg brani masuk jugak kedai nak mintak sedekah...kena halau dgn toke kedai pun depa gagah jugak tunggu kitorg klua kedai.... mana tak takut!

Masa sampai Portugal, edros dah rancak gila bersembang dgn taxi driver.. sembang pasai bola.. tapi tak pasti la apa depa dua duk sembang.. satu; sebab depa sembang bola, dua; sebab tak pasti depa dua tu paham ka tak apa yg depa duk sembang hahaha. We booked our place thru airbnb, so we ask the taxi driver to find our place.. nama tempat tu rua da madalena. Nama cam classy, skali sampai, ya rabbiiii… sunggoh ghetto sekali.. dah la sampai time maghrib..

the dreadful staircase. lebih kurang mcm ni la lorong2 blkg kat rua da madalena.. ni baru siang.. kalau malam? haaa~

it was dark and along the corners of the street there were groups of men, mcm gangters2 gitu.. on second thought, even barney can look like a thug in dark streets with graffiti sprayed all over the wall. it took us quite a while to find our apartment. We were greeted by Paulo, the house owner’s friend. The owner pegi mana ntah so it was his friend who waited for us to pass the keys. Paulo works for the army. Tak payah tanya, dia pakai baju askar full siap dgn boots lagi. He seems friendly tapi dgn baju askar lagu tu, kami ketaq jugak la nak sembang dgn dia. It was freezing that night and he didn’t even bothered to switch on the heater. Semangat kental sungguh dia ni.. before he left he told us to watch out cause the streets aren’t safe. Bayangkan la seorang askar yg jiwa kental tu warning kami macamni, lepas tu masa kami nak kunci pintu, there were 5 locks on the door!! Macam lock pintu besi.. sungguh la kami ketaq lutut, maka dinner kami malam tu ialah maggi cup perisa kari saja. Takut nak keluaq.

hai Paulo~ (bkn nama sebenar)

there’s one thing i really fall in love with here; their pastry shop.. pegi portugal kalau tak makan portuguese egg tart dia mmg rugiiiii!! sedap gilaaaaa~~!! menyesal beli sikit haritu... sampai airport rasa mcm nak nanges sbb duk teringat egg tarts. tak sama mcm melesia punya.. the burnt sugar on top of the egg tart although hitam rentung, its nowhere near hangit. the balance of the custardy taste, sweetness and the bitter burnt sugar is amazingly perfect.. sama la benda2 lain dlm pastry shop depa, mmg semua pun sedap2.. yg kenal cuma the egg tarts, yg lain main amik je mana yang nampak best...

egg tarts yang sedap gilaaaa

rasa mcm nak pi lisbon lagi semata2 nak makan egg tarts.. boleh?

And another thing i like abt lisbon is the castle. st george castle in lisbon overlooks the sea, and its huge and very tersergam indah in its own way... takdak la balairong seri apa semua tu.. nak masuk bayar, dlm 15euro kot.. tak ingat sangat.. it’s a beautiful old castle, made from huge slabs of stone. Feeling feeling Cinderella sat.. we don’t have castle here in Malaysia.. yg mcm istana seri menanti tu category lain ye kawan2 sekalian.. itu istana kayu tak pakai paku, tiang seribu..

By night time we dare not walk around the street anymore..berpegang teguh kepada warning Paulo si askar tu.. we tapau dinner and makan depan tv sambil tgk news dalam bahasa Portugal.. nasib lah kan.. and I took shoe scrubbing as entertainment.. did i mention that the streets in Lisbon are all from cobblestone? So kasut senang berdebu.. mesti budak2 sekolah kat sana kena kapoq kasut sekolah depa hari hari.. siannn..

St george castle

sini pun ada tram. this place is very the steep. nak jalan kaki memerlukan kekuatan kaki watson nyambek

aerial view of lisbon and st george castle.

st george castle interior. penoh pokok je dlm ni

inilah dia cobbled street. kalau hujan mmg slippery. 

hard rock cafe lisbon. kitorang pegi siang je. malam tak brani nak kluaq rumah. maka terlepas la live band portugal. sedihh..

After 2 nights, we were relieved to be taking off to Madrid… so long lisboa and its cobbled street. its not really a bad place i would say.. now that ive googled the images, i realize that its actually a beautiful place.. maybe paulo scared the hell out of us too much.. hahaha

ni baru part 2, will story more on Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Venice, Rome in the coming posts. kat sini ja yang gambaq hilang, lepas2 ni semua ada gambaq yang authentic, bukan google images J