the little driving trip soon came to an end we had to drop off the car. it's been a really good boy who didnt need much feeding. i didnt have a very good experience of NH hotel in Frankfurt (i mean they're ok but not too a 5 star standard...) but this one in Vigo's not bad at all, despite the funny layout. i concluded Vigo's a town for dogs and pigeons and c9 too...
we had some fun at the shopping mall and the chief advisor gave some good tips in scarf =) i'll wear it in Sept in berlin! i love it too!
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Day 8 - Porto
we took the train down to porto and didnt realise there's time difference! hey we're back in GMT! the train ride wasn't so bad but baby aint the biggest fan of portugal. indeed he kinda hates - 'why is it so rundown and tacky? why do portugese look so funny? it seems we're in chile or peru' said him. it's way too hot the tram ride certainly helped. bunni got burnt having stayed in the sun for merely an hour and we needed to go back for a fiesta. but it's a nice little town for a day and a day is more than enough....
last time i's in porto i passed by this Majestic cafe a few times and finally i got a chance to get a taste! it's very french and quite grand. obviously one of the (few) best options you could find. they do very fluffy toasts kinda like brioche. i'd have liked it if it's not so thick and smeared with jam both sides... i gave up after a thin slice. it's also v bizzaire that waitors are all equipped with a 70s walkie talkie to take your orders - they've this proud look that they must've believed it's the most high tech gadget on earth which could beat the hell out of apple...!
we settled in a very nice restaurant by the river with a neutral ambience. the waitor was very diligent and attentive. he kept his head down the whole time. i wonder how many mouths he has to feed and we gave him a better tip. it was a really nice dinner even without wine - we decided portugese white wasn't to our liking and would rather leave this out (and after all we've drunk too much it's time to detox!).
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Day 9 & 10 - Lisbon
unwillingly it's come to our final stop of the adventure... the high speed train to lisbon was fantastic!!! you almost felt like you're in business class. haha. i love playing chess with you! im working on it everyday so soon i'll be able to beat you.
can you believe lisbon is even hotter than porto? you're literally roasted in this big open oven... it's full of americans and germans with no sight of english. and the locals have funny dressing style and they're so so so so so THICK! the first night's dinner was such a rip off i cant believe baby's playing Mr. Nice. sigh... man.....
look at these statues. their faces are all twisted because of the burning sun! 'where is the air con?' they shouted in union!
it's our last dinner before going home. bunni picked this restaurant it's not bad at all with a fish counter at the centre. baby ordered oysters & groupper. so a grouper eating a grouper. hmmm! not a promising sign - you are what you eat. we finished off having a coffee at the natinoal theatre's cafe. i'd never trade this lime sorbet with anything else. it even had lime candies!!
so lisbon marked the end of our trip and however much i hated to jump on the plane we had to, except BA will always be BA... and with a full troop of portugese wouldnt help. sigh.
just want to thank you for everything and all these little memeories. i hope you wouldnt refund me for a new tomtom / co pilot nxt time we explore. i miss u loads and it's been such a fun journey with you, esp when you get so wound up with menu...!
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