Study trip to Lisbon

A few weeks ago, I was on a school trip with my class to Lisbon. We took the bus from Aarhus to Copenhagen, where we flew to Paris and thereafter to Lisbon. It was a quite exhausting journey, but it was worth it once we got there. Lisbon was a wonderful city with great restaurants and great opportunities to go sightseeing.  We stayed at Equity Point Hostel, which was located in the center of the city.

On the first day we visited the Cathedral Sé, which has a very iconic colorful round mosaic-window. Later that day we were on a guided tour at the Jeronimos Monastery. We didn’t have to stand in line to get in, which was very nice. The monastery was very beautiful, definitely a must-see in Lisbon. Afterwards we went to the Belem Tower, but the bridge leading us there was so close to the water, that the waves hit us on the way into the tower. The amazing view from the top of the tower made it my favorite place in Lisbon.

One day we were going on an African Walk, which was a tour through the city with focus on the African slaves and their history in Lisbon. It was a very long walk, but we definitely learned a lot of new things. Another day we were on a streetart-tour, which I really enjoyed. Our guide was good at explaining things and she made graffiti interesting. For example, I didn’t know there were “rules” in the world of graffiti. It was also a lot of fun trying to make our own graffiti.

One evening the entire class went to hear Fado-music. The “concert” took place in a cozy basement, where we were served drinks and snacks. Two men were playing some kind of guitar, and a man and a woman were singing. Even though the I didn’t understand what the songs were about, I could still feel the emotion in their voices. It was a very beautiful experience, that I would love to experience again. We also visited Castello de São Jorge and a church-ruin called Carmo Vonvent. I loved the Time-Out Market, which was a food market, where we bought lunch. The weather was quite unpredictable during the entire trip, but we still had a great time. One evening my friends and I saw some street musicians. It was a jazz band made up of five men playing different instruments. It was very entertaining. The best part of the study trip to Lisbon was off course listening to the amazing podcasts that we had made back in Denmark.