I went to Lagos, Portugal for the weekend. I have officially put my feet in both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mediterranean Sea! It only took about 6 hours to drive there on a bus... which was kinda miserable with 100 kids but we made it! I pretty much slept the whole time anyway. It was beautiful. I wasn't sure what to expect from Portugal, but Lagos was great. It was almost a conflict of times- the buildings and streets were very old but the people and activities were definitely with the modern times.
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| So here's the map of Granada to Lagos. |
We left Friday morning at 5AM and got home Sunday around 3AM.. it was one long weekend.
Of course the first thing we did was head to the beach which our hotel overlooked. I can't describe how beautiful it was here. The water was crystal clear, a little cold, but so nice. Especially since at home it's 48 degrees, whereas it's 88 here!
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| The view from our hotel. |
After an afternoon on the beach we went for supper. We traveled with Discover Granada, which was probably one of the best decisions we've made so far... besides going to Portugal in the first place. They had dinner all lined up and ready for us. My group went to NahNahBa's Burger joint which brags that they have the 50 Best Burgers in the world. Now, I'm from the midwest where there is beef all over the place so I had years of experience to judge these "legendary" burgers.
They were SO GOOD. I'm not sure if it was because we were so hungry or if the burgers were actually that good, but whatever. We had two options: Tucan burger or a Veggie burger- easy choice (there were honestly 100 kids there so they had to limit us). The Tucan burger had everything plus pineapple- I might start adding pineapple to every burger from now on, it was that good.
Here's what happened:
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| This is the sign outside the restaurant. |
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| 1. Beginning of the meal. We are so excited! |
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| 2. It looks so good! Ready to dig in! |
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| 3. Not even halfway and I can no longer feel my legs. |
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| 4. Death. Yes, we did finish the entire thing! I wasn't kidding about not feeling my legs. I could barely feel my arms after all that. Needless to say, all 6 girls at my table each ate a whole burger- I have no idea how we did it. |
After dinner we went to a discoteca (like a club). We had free entry and it was crazy. All 100 students came out and danced the night away. Remember, dinner was around 10:30ish and our night started at midnight.
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| Two of the guys in my study abroad group- they live down the street from me actually. |
Saturday was spent at another beach about 30 minutes from our hotel. It was 6 hours on the beach and it was heaven! We walked down the coast, chased seagulls, took a ridiculous amount of pictures, and soaked up the sun. What more could we ask for?
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| The weather was perfect and the beach was beautiful. |
Saturday night we went to "The End of the World". It's in Sagres and it's the Westernmost point in Europe. We watched the sunset and it was the most beautiful thing I think I've ever seen. I am just in awe of this creation. I wonder what God was thinking when he made sunsets. It's just perfect, simple, overwhelming beauty. You know it's a good moment when a picture can't do it justice.
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| Wow. This is my best attempt to capture the moment. |
We ended Sunday, once again, on the beach. Which, I forgot to mention, also happens to be a nude beach. Very nude beach. I was a little uncomfortable at times but hey- if you can't beat 'em, join 'em right?! KIDDING.
We headed home exhausted, but happy.
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| With our tour guides. This weekend was so fun with them! |
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