Back to backpacking...

Today is our last in Lagos, Portugal. Tomorrow we are taking a bus (not a train!) to Sevilla, Spain. It's so funny because every time we try to "plan" where we are going next, something happens so that it never works out the way we think it will. We were originally going to be in Madrid tomorrow, but it would have involved taking another night train (BOO) and we couldn't reserve seats from the train station in Lagos; we would have needed to go to Lisboa to reserve our seats. Then we couldn't find any hostels that had two beds for two nights.... Hmmm; it was beginning to look like Madrid wasn't in the cards.
Everyone we've met here, has told us SO MUCH about Sevilla. According to everyone who has been there, it is absolutely amazing and way better than Madrid. The bus tickets to get there are only 17 euros so we figured, why not? As of last night, we changed our plans completely and are skipping Madrid and going straight to Barcelona from Sevilla. I am super excited because switching plans has (usually) worked out so well for us! (Minus Berlin, of course.)

We are so sad to leave Lagos; it has felt like a home away from home for us. The people, the hostel and the city are all amazing and I couldn't have asked for a better experience. It was the best decision so far to take a few days off of our constant traveling and moving around to just stop and slow down. I feel totally relaxed and ready to take on the next 4 weeks of backpacking before heading up to Denmark for our last week in Europe.
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE REST OF EUROPE! I can't wait to see Italy and eat the food. I can't wait to visit my friends Kathryn and Claire. I can't wait to see the Eiffel Tower and check so many more sights off my "life list."

See you all in 5 weeks!
xo, Meg

PS: When I get back, don't forget to ask me about the "wanker" in Lagos and our run-in with the police - such a great story but not really appropriate for the blog. Also, don't forget to ask me about the "surprise" I am bringing back with me!