... beach day! Is October, I know but there is some pretty good beach days yet. I can tell you this was one of the best beach day of 2016!
So glad I was not lazy and went to the beach.


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Hello people! I know I've been off from this little corner of mine, but I've a very good reason for that... I'm on holidays!
Since the beginning of this week I'm on holidays and been at the beach every single day, twice a day. I deserve it!
Although I have 5 animals in my house this week, I managed to rest.

Today I'm here to tell you my newest experience! Yesterday I went to Belém Sunset Party, of Rise and Shine Lisboa and had an amazing tea, lemon and orange and ate a roast beef from Reys'Beef, and I only can tell you: you need to try! That sandwich with garlic sauce and fried chips, divine!!
Don't know here is it? Right next to Cais Fluvial of Belém, with an amazing view over the river and bridge
Why don't you go to have dinner at this amazing place while the summer night stile here?





And enjoy the rest of your day!

This one was the last trip I will have for the next year... I decided to have a break and not travel so much. This year I already went to London twice, Holland twice, Milan, Athens, Copenhagen and now Brussels. I'm tired!
I'm tired of leaving my comfort zone, spending money, not resting properly... Seriously need some rest and routine. Need to take care of my dog and cats, also. Need to slow down for a while.

On every trip I know I will get out of my comfort zone, although is good to push your limits, that can be also scary. Remember I travel all alone, so if something happens I only have myself to count with. And sometimes that's scary... New places you never been and sometimes places with bad reputation... new people, well you get the idea.

Moving on... I had this trip arranged a few months ago and I had the needed time to prepare however without my guide-map from Editora Estampa I don't know how to organize my trip. Feel so lost...
I'm trying to find a good substitute, so far didn't succeeded.
This time I had lonely planet book and it was very disappointing. The map was incorrect, the review of sightseeing places were not very well organized in my opinion, of course. And I didn't know where all the museums where because I didn't had a map with all of them marked. didn't like it.

Brussels is a city that starts running a bit late. Normally museums only open at 10 in the morning, even coffee shops open late. For me, who like to start the day soon, around 8 in the mourning (!!), this reduced the museums I went, due the little time I was there.

Saw all the main attractions of the city, grand place, atomium, the cathedral, the parliament, manneken pis and the museum of fine arts, among others places.
By the way, the museum of fine arts has combined tickets at very low prices and there is a City Card with option of Hop on Hop off bus, which you can used to enter in all main museums for free. More info here: http://visitbrussels.be/bitc/BE_en/minisite_brusselscard.do

I have a few friends in Belgium so I meet up with one of those friends, Lise. She even took half day off work to go with me around the city. We had lunch at this amazing typical Belgian pub and I ate stew which I cannot remember the strange name. But it was so good! Lise, thank you so much!! Kisses.
I also discovered Belgium beers. I like strong beers and they have very much strong ones, some with 13% of alcohol. But good, like for example, Hopus or Orvel. Those two are not available in every bar, apparently... Because they are Trappists, you can read more about it, below.

The first day, the weather was a bit cloudy but with sun and it was great for sightseeing. The other 2 days the weather was better, sun and a bit warm, except on saturday... too cold in the morning.



The food
Belgium like to eat as they like to drink. They are a passionate by mussels and almost all touristic restaurants have mussels. But, myself as portuguese and living near the beach, I eat mussels and seafood all the time, so I didn't tried it. But I tried other specialties, like the stew, Belgian fried, waffles and the chocolate.
I also took a small video of our landing, specially when the aircraft was crossing the clouds. Its always fun to watch.

Holland! I have been there 3 times but only this time I went to Amsterdam... Finally I could visit Amsterdam and see a little of the city. I also went to one museum, Amsterdam Museum, because my agenda was very tight and I had no time for more.

If you have a change go to Grand Cafe Lindenhof, because food there is amazing as well the desserts. Really worth the trip there.

It was so funny when I was walking around Amsterdam and I saw a little board saying 'We have bifanas' in portuguese... I totally thought my brain was tricking me but no, this little coffee shop was run by a portuguese lady with lots of traditional food, including portuguese coffee.
My portuguese coffee, I miss it whenever I travel...
I also saw, a giant octopus painted on a wall, in the middle of a small street... They follow me :)

After dinner, well dinner... it was an adventure to have our dinner... We waited over one hour and half for our food at this mexican restaurant. But after dinner, we passed by some windows with carpets made of cocktails accessories.

Tips:
- I don't think Red District worths a visit, personally, you can totally skip it. It was the only place, from all the countries I have been, that some one tried to rob me!
- Go to a boat trip. It wonderful and so nice to see Amsterdam by a different perspective. And its not expensive.

De Lindenhof

 
 

... actually was, beach day!

And enjoy the rest of your day!

Long time no see! Yah this last week I was on holiday and by holiday I mean, mini-trip to Copenhagen, one single day enjoying the beach as the weather has been terrible and now that I holidays are almost at the end I just feel like I could use another week without doing nothing!


On this holidays I decided to stop for a while. I'm always on the move so I really needed some time off. I decided to enjoy my free time and saw 2 films a day. To be honest I was needing this!


Meanwhile in Denmark, I found some pieces really cheap in a flea market, so I bought 2 glasses from Rosenthal for 20 krone, one metal illustration from an english artist for 5 krone and one antique soap spoon for only 10 krone. All together cost me less than 10 euros, Bargain!

I just loved to go to Denmark and catch some good weather, we even went to luch near this river and ate danish food. I also went to Tivoli, that I never had been there and ate at this divine restaurant, Promenade.



 



 


Back home, my cat was still ill... this was what cost me most, to leave her like this when she was sick. I spend my days in Copenhagen worried about her, however my sister is a vet and she contoled the situation while I was out.



And my holidays are ending...
And enjoy the rest of your day!