Ready for La Tomatina!

Just arrived this afternoon in Valencia, Spain. I spent 3 nights in Lisbon, which is a pretty cool and interesting city. Though it lacks any truly amazing sights like other European cities, it is laid back and has fun nightlife. I spent one full day out at Sintra which is about 40 minutes by train towards the coast. Sintra is absolutely amazing with its castles, palaces, parks, and beautiful scenery. The Moorish castle on top of the hill had really incredible views. I got some great pics all the way to the ocean and the surrounding sights. Quinta da Regaleira is kind of like an adult outdoor fantasy land. It is covered with beautiful trees and trails on a hill. There are ponds, waterfalls, tunnels, labyrinth grottos, towers, a Roman well. I spent several hours exploring, it was well worth it.

I stayed at one of the best hostels I've ever been to in Lisbon! It was called Yes! Lisbon, it is brand new, a former restaurant with an industrial type kitchen and a cool bar. The common area is huge with couches, bean bag chairs, movies on a projector screen, and lots of fun people!

I am staying at an apartment here in Valencia with 6 other friends. It is really nice, and not too expensive because there are so many of us. Tomorrow we will explore the town and go to the wine festival down south. Looks like we are getting ready for bed now, gotta run.

I just posted several more albums on Picasa Web, check em out!

For my memory mostly, here's a quick recap of cities I have stayed in on my trip (in order): London, Dublin, Galway, Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Paris, Caen, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Tangier, Fez, Sahara Desert, Oarzazate, Marrakesh, Essaouira, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Seville, Albufeira, Lagos, Lisbon, Valencia...