28 December 2012

'And I sing a borderless country I sing the sea, the earth, my fado'

A weekend in November, Alpha stole away from the hectic hum of London to meet a sun-kissed, sea-weathered Senegalese traveller in on an early Lisbon morn... such is the stuff of stories, and yet somehow, it become our weekend! 
Our 'second lunch' at a classic grill restaurant
Vino verdo, qeijo, bacalaou, grilled steak...


on hike up to the Moorish castle in Sintra, Portugal

at the Quinta da Regaleria, Sintra... fantastic exploring
through caves and underground waterways....!

port of Lisbon... visited after port drinking
and purchasing

Fantastic free walking tour of Lisbon


Lisbon, a still undiscovered city that gave us an 'in-between' space before braving the London-grey... and yet, not so 'grey'!!

catch up sister-date, not without nostalgia for
Central America, dinner

not-so-grey day walk to Tate Modern

and even a wonderful evening at Sadler Wells, an incredible
performance of Paco Pena, a fusion of flamenco and West
African dance told through a story of migration


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