Castelo de São Jorge is a castle that dates back to the first century BC! It's right on the top of a high hill overlooking the entire city, and is an absolute must-visit for the views alone. I went up in a lift that was outside a supermarket to get partway up the hill. The lift stopped at a restaurant with a viewpoint that was great for pictures.
I explored the area around the top of the hill a bit before visiting the castle. I particularly loved this little street. It's hard to see in the picture, but there are yellow and green banners at the end between the rows of houses. It was a little bit reminiscent of Brazilian carnivals. So that provoked some more Wanderlust in me!
Then I went and got my ticket to enter within the castle walls, where the views were amazing.
The grounds of the castle were a fascinating place to explore.
One of the best things was that there were plenty of fluffy friends for me to say hello to!
The actual castle itself was as fairytale-esque as I could have hoped for!
That brings to an end my posts about my time spent in Lisbon - a city filled with colour, history and culture. The two weeks I spent travelling through Chile, Spain and Portugal were incredible and I'll remember them forever. One thing I hadn't known before was how common it was for countries to gift buildings to other countries, but on my trip I got to see a little bit of Morocco in Chile, a little bit of Egypt in Spain, and a little bit of Thailand in Portugal. So I feel like I got to see even more of the world than I was expecting to!
Discovering Portugal for the first time was amazing, but Chile was obviously my favourite part of the trip. I had a wonderful time with my boyfriend exploring parts of the country I hadn't been to before. I can't wait to be back in South America very soon, teaching English in Chile or a neighbouring country. I haven't been lucky with my job search yet, but hopefully I'll find something soon!
One more thing I would like to add to this post is a few of my thoughts on Europe - my home continent. It was great to explore two European countries last month and to be able to travel between the two of them so easily, with no need for a passport or a security check. I also feel very privileged that I had the opportunity to live and work in Austria during my Year Abroad, and to have been able to visit several other countries while I was out there just by hopping on a train. Sadly, future generations probably won't have the opportunities I had, and that makes me very sad. We need to have more freedom to live and travel in our own continent, not less. Personally, I love Europe and I'm very proud to be both European and a citizen of the world.
Well, that's my travelling done for the year, but I'll get out of the UK again as soon as I can! I haven't quite finished blogging for the year, however. I'm planning to write a little bit about my local area, and there'll be another Travel Tips article coming soon...
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