8/18 PORTO!!!

Arriving in Porto was FUN!!!!!!! We took a train there!! When we got to the train station in Lisbon we couldn’t find our train car number 25.  We found out that it was broken and was taken off of the the train! So we had no where to go. The boss working on the train said we could go on the first class train.  The seats had tables and were big and cozy. It also had air conditioning and a private bathroom!!! When we got to Porto, we took another train to the city center station!!! When we got to the right station it was beautiful!  Everything was beautiful!! The Porto Sao Bento train station was soooooooo amazing. The walls were painted tiles and a grand ceiling. The whole city, the old historical part, is a UNESCO world heritage site.

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8/18/2019

Today we got to Porto. It’s the second largest city in Portugal and it is where Port wine comes from.  We went on the 2 trains and a long walk to get there.  When we got to our apartment we dropped off our bags and went to explore. There was a performer who could blow a trumpet sound with only her mouth. Then we got dinner I had a hamburger. My dessert was a tiny lime pie it was so good. After that we went home and had a great night’s sleep.

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8/14/2019

Today we got an Uber and went to Sintra. It was 30 minutes to get there from our apartment.  When we got out of the car we had to hike up to the palace. It was not very far. It’s called Pena Palace and it’s a UNESCO world heritage site.  A lot of different kings and queens and Portuguese royal families lived there. We went inside and did a walk that goes around the castle. It was really high. It was called the wall walk.  After that we got in line to go inside. When we got inside we got to see all the rooms of the castle. My favorite room was the Stag Room where they had a miniature model of the whole palace.  After that we got to a terrace and had lunch. We packed a lunch. Mom made sandwiches.  

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There are some unusual things in lisbon.  Seeing everything smaller in lisbon is wierd. It is a lot harder living here because I have to be independent and we have to work and live in a tighter place. But, it is really fun eating a lot of pastries and stuff!! And we play a lot of games and with our Legos. The exercise swing thing at the park is unusual too because mostly only kids use it!!!

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Living in lisbon is different than living in hermosa beach.  I love both of them. This is how they are different, everything is smaller! This is how it is the same, we have a park right next to our house!!!  Every Tuesday and Saturday in our neighborhood in Lisbon there is a street market. They sell, books, clothes, old toys, paintings, pins, tiles, tea sets, and more!!! In Hermosa we have a farmers market two times each week, too. In Lisbon  THERE IS EVEN A ITALIAN RESTAURANT RIGHT NEXT TO OUR HOUSE!!!!!!!!! Just like Bottle Inn in Hermosa Beach!! It even smells like fresh garlic too!!

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Lisbon has been really cool so far.  I will start with the food. My favorite food I ate so far is octopus.  I like it grilled and they make it really yummy here. My second favorite food so far is called Pastel de Nata.  It is a custard tart dessert, a pastry, that’s what Pastel means in Portuguese. And de Nata means with cream. You are supposed to sprinkle powdered sugar and cinnamon on it, but I like it plain.  I ate so many of them. If there is more than one of them they are called Pasteis de Nata. Lisbon is famous for them and they sell them EVERYWHERE!!

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Lisbon, Portugal 8/5/19 

WOW this  view is AWESOME!!!!!!!! IT looks like a gigantic dome!!!!!!!!! It is soooooooo COOL!! I love it!! It is called the Panteao Nacional. It is a 17th century monument in the Alfama neighborhood where I am staying in an apartment. It is the coolest dome I have ever seen!!! It took 30 years to build!!!!!

Today I went on a very long walk to a place called Time Out Market. It was worth that long walk. It is a huge food court. I had very good octopus. For desert, I had ice cream.

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Cole

8/1/19 

Today we got to London on 1 airplane, 2 trains and then we walked for a little and then we got into our hotel in Waterloo which was AMAZING.

Then we unpacked all of our stuff and went to Platform 9 & 3/4 at Kings Cross Station. After that we went to an AWESOME Indian restaurant called Dishoom. I’ve always liked Indian food , but this restaurant made me LOVE Indian food.

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7/31-8/4 London, UK

Hello again. Today I am in London! Yesterday I flew here (on the plane) there were tablets on the seat in front!! The next day I had 2 cookies for breakfast!! After that we went on lots of trains!!!!!! Then we saw a double decker bus!!!!! Then we finally made it to the hotel.

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