First impressions of Portugal:
It's beautiful.
It is next to the sea. The buildings are gorgeous. We are living in the cutest little apartment in Alfama, the historic district. The buildings are colorful and/or tiled, and you can really see the Moorish influence on the town.
This is where we live.
It's friendly.
Everyone is nice, and very one speaks great English! What a refreshing change from Paris!
We actually live above a restaurant. We've made friends with all the waiters, who ing our doorbell when we are at home to say "window service!" and deliver fresh cold beers via my balcony. What a community :)
My room with the balcony
Yes, window service!
There's a lot of fish.
It's a seaside village, meaning they eat a loooot of fish. You know how I said the grocery store in Paris was filled with cheese? The grocery store here has the most seafood I've ever seen. The two meals we've had so far have been fish and green wine (vinho verde.)
Grilled sardines
Vinho verde-- it's kind of a young white wine. Fei described it as "like sauvignon blanc." Not bad with fish.
So far, it's shaping up to be one of my favorite cities in the world! I wish we didn't have to leave so soon!
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