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Falling in love with Lisbon (again)


Two years ago I visited Lisbon and fell in love with the city. I'm not usually one to visit a place twice but it was the cheapest option to fly out of Portugal so I figured why not? And I'm so glad I did! The people I met and experiences I had were incredible ❤

The first day I did a walking tour of the city. Our guide showed us around and even let us stop for some delicious pastries.


After some lunch and a much needed nap (it was SO hot) a couple of girls from the hostel and I set out to watch the sunset. It was an exhausting climb but so worth it when we got to the top. We had an incredible view of the entire city and the sunset was absolutely  breathtaking!



Later that night everyone was hanging out at the hostel and spur of the moment a group of us decided to go out. We ended up going to a bar on the roof of a parking garage which sounds sketchy but let me tell you the view was ahhhmazing


The next day was a little more laid back..since I'm carrying a 10/kilo backpack I decided I deserved a massage 😎 Later in the day I took the train to Belén with the girls. The views were incredible and the pastries were even better 😜



I am forever thankful for my time in Lisbon, the Goodnight Hostel and the amazing people I met there. I came to Lisbon alone and left feeling like part of a little family ❤




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