It's already been a while since I was in Porto, but I just didn't get a chance with uploading this post. A lot has been going in my life. So but I'll be trying to upload posts regularly again. Day 117.02.2017 My sister and I went to the airport pretty early in the morning. The flight to Porto only took about 2 hours. From the train station we had to find our apartment in the city centre of Porto, without any internet. Just a map. Because we were early to check-in in our apartment, we went to eat lunch around the corner. As you might see in pictures with my sister, we look pretty Latin, so people just assumed we speak Portuguese. And when they realized we don't speak Portuguese they automatically lost interest. This experience was somehow funny. Because I get asked like all the time if I am Latin . After we ate and got the keys for the apartment we went to explore the city a little. We took a boat ride in the river, douro and got a view of all six bridges. To let the day sink in we went to the ribeira and on the other side of the douro, i think village on the other side was called, Gaia. After it got dark we ate something little for supper and tried to find the way back to our apartment, where we went to bed really really early. Day 218.02.2017 On the second day in Porto, we got up early so we can use the whole day for productive stuff. While my sister was getting ready, I went around the corner to get some coffee and croissants. The first stop was the famous libary, Livraria Lello. It was really crowded so we didn't stay pretty long, we went to the really pretty main train station of Porto. At the train station we bought bus tickets to get out of town, to the sea side. Unluckily the weather wasn't as good as we tought it would be but the sun ended up coming out anyways. We had a lot of fun at the minimalistic Sea Life of Porto and had a great meal at the sea. For our "last" night in Porto we wanted to go out. We went to the Hard Rock Café, which was just around the corner from our apartment. Actually all of the night life scene was around the corner. even though Day 319.02.2017 We got up early on Sunday, so we can use all the time before we have to go to the airport. First thing in the morning was to visit the Jardins do Palácio de Cristal. The garden was so pretty and had an amazing view over Porto and the Douro. After we walked all the way down to the river and a visit at the pirate museum, we both were hungry. We went again to Gaia, where we saw earlier that weekend a traditional Portuguese restaurant. (Yes, please don't mind this annoying man looking at my sausage.) After buying a few souveniers we went back to our apartment to get our stuff and go to the airport. But when we came to the airport they told us they overbooked our flight. And we will get a standby ticket, in case someone misses the flight or doens't show up we can have their seats. But everyone showed up for the flight to Zurich, so we had to spend another night in Portugal. Good thing, we got everything paid from the airline. A nice hotel, with a great view on the river, and even two meals. Day 4After spending another night in Portugal, we had a flight back home at 6 in the morning. We left our hotel around 5 I think. Can't really remember, I was so tired. Being back home made me think about what I loved most about this amazing trip, besides spending time with my big sister. I think the part I liked to most was the street art, from musicians to painting. I am wotking on a video of all the artists I was able to catch a shot of. Hope you enjoyed reading about my trip to Porto!!
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"Play it cool boy, real cool." And there was a cabaret with a conférencier - and there was a city with the name Berlin, in a country called Germany, and that was the end of the world. The musical cabaret was really fascinating. Based on the book BERLIN STORIES. THE PLOTLooking for inspriation to write brings the American author Cliffrd Bradshaw to Berlin in 1929. He gets a room in the cheap guesthouse of Ms. Schneider. Invited from a travel buddy, Cliff celebrates New Year's Eve at the Kit Kat Klub. The Kit Kat Klub is a known scene for amusement. And soon enough Cliff meets Sally, who works there as a singer. Sallly needs somewhere to stay at since she doesn't work at the Kit Kat Klub. Already the next day she moves in with Cliff at Ms. Schneider's... Mr. Schulz a nice with a own fruit shop also lives at Ms. Schneider's falls passionatly for Ms. Schneider, when the Nazis are starting to show more and more hate. Ms. Schneider decides to break up their engagement when the Nazis keep getting more power. Cliff is shoked by the fascism and wants to leave Berlin with the pregnant Sally as soon as possicle. She isn't pleased by this decision. And likewise the conférencier Sally doesn't want to know anything about politics - the whole life is just a cabaret. Everyone just on an escape and in constant fear, and ends up packing their stuff. But Sally gives her beloved fur coat as payment for an abortion, to start working again at the Kit Kat Klub. Shortly beofre the Nazis take over Germany Cliff leaves Berlin. MY REVIEWThe musical was amazing. The songs were absolutely catchy. But not only that. The plot was fasicnating, on one hand you had the really amusing side of the story, in the Cabaret and the happy life everyone tried to keep. "Live and let live!" But on the other hand, life was rough, you could barely afford to live at all. The musical goes deep and is shocking. Showing that scene of Berlin shortly before the Nazis took over Berlin, is really eye opening. You try to enjoy the last moments you got, knowing that you never know what is going to happen tomorrow. If you wanna find out if Cliff finally finishes his book? And where he and Sally end up? I really recommend to watch it. Hope you liked my review. I am looking forward to post more culture and literature updates. If you're not against it, then you support it. Or practically. |
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