February 27, 2006

Essay - Special Experience in Portugal

     Ann Hsin

                                                        Winnie Tien

                                                        Jessica Jiang

                                                          Echo Shih

                                                        Devorah Wu

                                                         12/09/2005

Special Experience in Portugal

  

     Portugal is a very charming country. There were thousands of foreign tourists visited there. We also visited Portugal on August fifteenth, 2005. When we took the train from Spain with exciting emotion, two rude Portuguese grabbed our seats. Therefore, we argued with them by our poor Spanish. Finally, we won the argument and got the seats. This is not only our victory, but also the Taiwanese’s victory. Those seats were uncomfortable, but we still very happy for the victory. After seven hours, we arrived Lisbon in the morning and started our trip. Our first time to Portugal by ourselves was a marvelous experience.

     The first day, we visited the most famous castle, Castelo de Sao Jorge, in Lisbon. After we finished our breakfast in a five-star hotel, we went to the castle on foot. When we arrived the castle, we bought the tickets in order to get into the castle. The castle was in the top of a mountain. Therefore, we could view the Mediterranean Sea and the longest bridge in Europe. Furthermore, there were some small museums about the fabrics and the weapons in the eighteenth centuries of Portugal. However, we really enjoyed the arts and the views over there. We bought some postcards before we left the castle. In the evening, we had dinner in McDonald and chatted for a while. After that, we went back to the hotel with happy moods.

     The second day, we hired a guide who was old enough to be our grandfather, to drive us to another city. On the way he drove, he told us the history about Lisbon and some jokes. For example, he said he didn’t like fast food, because he couldn’t catch it. Although some jokes were not interesting, we still thought that he was very cute. He took us to a beautiful beach, in order to enjoy the sunshine and breeze. Luckily, we saw a beautiful flamenco dancer danced around the beach. She dressed very gay and danced markedly. Let us fascinated. The most exciting thing is that many people took sunbath at the beach and most of they were seminude! That really made us crazy because in our country it’s impossible. Then we ate seafood. It was very fresh and delicious. Made us provided much food for thought. After that, we went to Belem that was a national port. We visited a lot of Portuguese statues that were the captain and his followers whose duty in Belem is a symbol that guide those ships to the right route. Those statues were very spectacular. In the evening, we went to the Gate of Victory to enjoy the night view. The night view over there was very attractive. At last, we ended our trip today. Although we were tired, we still had a great time.

     The final day, we went shopping for souvenirs and took a lot of pictures. We got up at night o’clock and started our half-day plan. First, we went to CD store to buy some CDs of famous singers in Portugal. In the CD store, the seller played the Portuguese song. The voice was too loud, but it was really great. Then, we bought the souvenirs like key rings, postcards and magazines for our relatives and friends in Taiwan. We also bought some cloths and purses there. We even found the famous Spanish brand “MANGO” and” ZARA” in Portugal. By the way, there was a situation that made us felt so angry. We wanted to buy a pink purse that was on the model in “MANGO”, but the store seller refused because the purse was been displayed. Therefore she asked us to choose another color of that purse. We were very disappointed and left with broken heart. Although we didn’t bough the purse, we still bought a lot of souvenirs that were very commemorative.

     Even thought the trip wasn’t so perfect, we still enjoyed every moment in Portugal. This trip is not only a wonderful experience, but also a chance to build our ability of survival. It was also a good chance to practice our Spanish and learn to accept every different culture. In the end of the trip, we came back to Spain and ended our unforgettable trip.

 

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