In Lisoa, you are never far from a hill, nor water, nor a good restaurant, nor history, nor a bar, nor a castle. There is a feeling of white, as well as Marseilles tiles. On Sunday, on Liberdade Avenue, there was a flea market that made me want to fill my suitcases (but the head eventually prevailed).
I had preconceived images of Lisbon, full ofcolours, like these beautiful tiles, found everywhere in the city. Yet, when you look at the city from one of the many viewpoints where you can admire the whole city, it is white and Marseilles tiles that are dominating. It is always interesting and strange to compare images we have of a place and its reality (which has not disappointed me at all), to which we must adapt, in a way. The Portuguese of Lisbon are welcoming, the city is just big enough, clean, it feels safe, cafes abound and you can get lost for hours. LG and I, however, took two days to recover from the jetlag, after an extremely tiring journey (30 hours of flight and 10 hours of waiting in the airports of Auckland, Singapore and Barcelona).
It's usually at this time of year that TWM and I make our annual trip. We had to change our plans this year, after my "surprise" surgery when we returned from Wales in early 2019 and a long convalescence, I did not know how long it would take me to get back on my feet, but there was also the Rugby World Cup (from mid-September to the beginning of November) for TWM, who did not want to miss anything. After a few months we made the decision to delay our trip until early November. We have modified our itinerary a bit, the trip will be slower (which suits me totally, but less TWM). We will begin our journey in Lisbon, before going to Spain (I still want to improve my Spanish) and Morocco, before making a long stay in Canada from Christmas to the end of February. A lot of fun (and photos) in perspective! Another possibly good side effect is that I may be able to finish my novel before we leave. C’est habituellement à ce temps-ci de l’année que LG et moi faisons notre voyage annuel. Nous avons dû changer nos plans cette année, après ma chirurgie « surprise » à notre retour du Pays-de-Galles au début de 2019 et une longue convalescence, je ne savais pas combien de temps il me faudrait pour me remettre sur pied, mais il y avait également la Coupe du monde de rugby (de la mi-septembre au début de novembre) pour LG, qui ne veut rien rater. Après quelques mois de réflexion, nous avons pris la décision de retarder notre voyage au début du mois de novembre. Nous avons modifié un peu notre itinéraire, le voyage sera plus lent (ce qui me convient tout à fait, un peu moins pour LG). Nous commencerons donc notre parcours à Lisbonne, avant d’aller en Espagne (je tiens toujours à améliorer mon espagnol) et au Maroc, avant de faire un long séjour au Canada de Noël à la fin du mois de février. Beaucoup de plaisir (et de photos) en perspective ! Le bon côté de la chose est que j’arriverai peut-être à terminer mon roman avant notre départ.