Posted: 2003-09-06 06:13 PM
I was going to send a comment on your Lisboa-article, Marie-Ange, but I failed. So, allow me to write it in your guestbook:
When I was in Lisboa in June 2001 I had a very good time. Two things of my own experiences there I'd like to add to your article: I went almost every night to a little Fado bar in the old town, where I was enjoying the songs of a beautiful young singer. Her songs were so sad, that I got this typical and dangerous mood called Saudade (untranslatable Portuguese for a nostalgic feeling).
I was also enjoying a trip to Sintra, the former residence of the Portuguese kings, in the forrests north of Lisboa. The Royal palace has a very particular architecture, the countryside is beautfiful, and there is a charming little hotel which is supposed to be the oldest hotel of the Iberian peninsular. For fans of Roman Polanski's "The 9th Gate": some scenes of the film were shot in Sintra.
Posted: 2003-04-30 10:47 AM
Just wanted to say hi again real quick. I was in Paris last month for nearly 2 weeks and will be back in a few. Love Paris. May be going to American University in Paris for graduate/PhD in Political Science this August for two years. Maybe meet up for a coffee in the near future! You can email me at brad_imm@yahoo.com Take care!
Posted: 2002-11-22 07:03 PM
I haven't been here in a while...just thought I would say hi! Off to Sweden in three weeks, then to France for the New Year...hope you are doing good.
Posted: 2002-10-31 06:27 PM
Thanks for your input. I didn't know if anyone actually read those articles or not. Okay, so I am planning on being in Nice for New Years/post New Years for two weeks. It is Stockholm or Nice. Some family friends have a flat there and it is open anytime I want...should I?
Now it is time for me to read about the places you have been! (slow day at the office today)
