The truth is that we only know a fraction of who people really are. Most of the people we encounter in our entire lives, we measure them by first impressions. Consciously or unconsciously, they are usually biased. Perhaps it’s human nature, and we are flawed from the very beginning..
Woke up this morning and read some of the “headline news” from the country where we call home. Honestly, with all the unfathomable nonsense and tragedies that have been happening, I’m not looking forward to going home even though we’re both feeling fatigued from this trip at this moment.
Please wake me up when this nightmare ends..
It was a rather easy journey going up to the Castelo de São Jorge. But getting back to our hotel from there was a different story. We had to walk for quite a while to reach the bus stop. With my companion’s physical condition, the hilly roads and the high temperature, it wasn’t a pleasant experience walking under the blazing sun. We made it safely back to where we are staying, and that’s all that matters.
My companion told me that we were there 20+ years ago. However I absolutely had no memory of it even when we were walking around up on the castle. If only I could find the old photos. That would be the only way for me to confirm that we were there.
PS: I was still shooting film back then..
Earlier today we went to Museu Banksy (Museum Banksy), which is conveniently located right behind the hotel where we are staying. The exhibition was well presented with detailed explanation of each piece that Banksy created. Although I knew they were all reproductions, I didn’t realize that the famous anonymous artist actually has never authorized the exhibition. Neither this one in Lisbon nor others in New York or Paris. This fact suddenly put a dent in the whole experience.
Banksy has clearly expressed his opinion on consumerism and capitalism through his art. (Whether his work is art or vandalism is a different matter..) I have to wonder what he truly thinks about all these pro-profit Banksy Museums around the world which none is authorized by the artist himself.
Note: the image is one of many murals that Banksy created in Ukrainian cities ruined by Russia.
Today was the first full day in Lisbon. We had our breakfast rather late this morning, which partially because of the time difference and we were not even really hungry. Around noon we stepped out of the hotel to give them time to make the room. Meanwhile I got my hair cut nearby. The cost was about 20 euros; pretty much equals to what I usually pay in Santa Fe.
After some rest, we left the room again at four o’clock and took the metro to Chiado. It was lovely walking around in that neighborhood a bit before we had dinner and hopped on the bus back to the hotel..
After traveling for more than twenty hours, with layovers in Chicago and Montréal, we finally reached our destination. This country is known for its egg custard tarts (Pastel de Nata). Do you know in what country we are?
