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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I've been thinking long about actually posting this blog post, especially because it is a really sensitive subject nowdays. First of all I am neither of these three. And I probably never will be. However I think it is the right time to actually say how I feel about changing your lifestyle to an extreme. VeganismAll in all I think the idea of being vegan is fine. I mean it makes a lot of sense to quit eating animals to stop killing animal, doesn't it? But have you ever thought about all the food trends like avocado or quinoa that cause tropical deforestation? In my opinion if you consider to avoid all animal products, you should be aware of which products are seasonal and regional. Or else you don't help animals nor the local farmers. VegetarianismIf you consider becoming vegetarian or are already one and even all the vegans please always think about the fact what you're doing to your body. In the Stone Age people were depending on all the food they could get and they would use every last bit of an animal they caught. And I am aware that we evolve since then, but not every body type is fitting for this kind of lifestyle. You pass on a lot of minerals and vitamins your body needs. PescetarianismI personally think to be pescetarian is the most healthy one of these 3. You still get the vitamins and calcium and at the same time you make a small but important impact on the throw-away society of today. But please always be sure to get your fish or seafood from sustainable places.
After 3 stressful weeks of rearranging my and bestfriend and I finally managed to spend a day together. We started the day of with a pretty good breakfast at a local confectionery, which is famous for their brunches. If you need to get your head off work and school or whatever is bugging you, what is better than spending the day at a thermal bath? Saddly you weren't allowed to take any pictures but the view from the roof top pool was amazing. If you're ever in Zurich make sure to check it out.
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