Let There Be Lisbon (5)

Our last day in Lisbon!  Nooo... we still felt like there was a lot more that we could see.  Anyway, our puente (long weekend) was running out, so we had to head back to Spain.

First, we had to do a quick trip back to the cool street we had found the previous night, when we went in search of food.  I hadn't taken my camera on that outing, and I really wanted a photo of these cool buildings.

Near-ish Saldahna metro stop.

We suddenly had the brilliant idea of going back to Cais do Sodré before getting the airport bus, despite not having much time.  


So, we hop on a random bus, and ask the driver for an airport ticket (supposed to cover all buses for 24 hours).  He doesn't speak English.  I try to say 'airport' in Spanish.  He says, 'no, airport's that way.'  Man behind us speaks (some English).  We try to say 'day pass.'  He says we have to get off at the next stop.  We say 'never mind, we'll just pay to go to Cais do Sodré.'  They say 'no, no, we'll drop you off at the next stop, then you go to the Metro stop, and buy one.'  
At this point, we give up on trying to explain what we actually want, and just decide to cross the road and  go straight to the airport.


Since we have time to fill in, we see a couple of interesting things:

• tuna pate,
• 'sexy paper' in the loos.

We get to Madrid, get the metro to a completely random place (Nuevos Ministerios) and emerge, in search of food (again).  Café y Té came to the rescue once again, and one of Jess' friends came to meet up with us.  

Before we knew it, it was time to head to Estacion Sur for the bus.  By 11pm, we were safe and sound, back in La Caro.

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