dancing with myself. gødøya, norway. june 2012.

Nouvelle Vague – Dancing With Myself

london, july 2012

ourém, portugal, july 2012

in lisbon i’ll spot doors and windows with cute creatures or clothes hanging outside to dry.

in portugal, they have the best espresso in the world (sorry italy and france, your espresso comes nowhere close to the portuguese).

i’ll meet good friends.

i’ll enjoy the view.

i’ll admire tradition.

i’ll admire something new, but old. lisbon has the most amazing street art. read more about it in my post about cutting edge street art in lisbon for travelettes.

i’ll enjoy clean water. in contrast to the canal here in berlin, there are no dead rats floating around here..

so i wish myself a boa viagem (good trip) to lisbon – i’m coming back tomorrow!

i will go to pasteís de belém. eat at least two pasteís de natas.

i will walk around in alfama and enjoy the view of wonderful and weird decorations.

i’ll enjoy the sunset from adamastor (also known as miradouro santa catarina). this is just a few meters away from my old house in lisbon. just like home.

i will stay in 47.

lisbon, thanks for waiting!

(stay tuned for part two – and my travelettes guide to lisbon should also be available at travelettes.net soon)

the 26th of june i finished my studies. i spent one day in poznan visiting a friend, having a look at the town, and enjoying the first day in a long long time that i didn’t have to study. thanks agnieszka for having me there – it was lovely to see you again and to meet your little family.

after being a student for seven years, i’m having my final exam on tuesday. i’m looking forward to reading books that aren’t mandatory. going on holiday without a guilty conscience. sleeping until late. meeting everyone i haven’t seen for months. five days left, and i’m off to a place i like to call freedom. wish me luck & i’ll be back soon.

(photo from baggersee in innsbruck, summer 2011)

the soviet war memorial in treptower park is one of my favorite places to bring visitors. it is like a little piece of the soviet union in berlin.

treptow is pretty. the buildings have a certain aesthetic that makes you feel like you’re traveling in time.