An Enthusiastic Traveller

I would do it again, the festival, discovering the city and surroundings, maybe accompanied next time! This was the ending phrase of  NOS Alive'17 post from two years ago. And two years later it came true. We decided to go to the festival one month ago. Maria, a friend of us, was telling us about her plans to go to the festival, and me and Ioana were immediately convinced that we should join. And we did and it was amazing: the music, the food, the drinks, the sun, the people, everything. We arrived in Lisbon on Thursday evening and from the airport we went directly to the Airbnb, which turned to be a disappointment, luckily we didn't spend too much time inside. The Cure playing @NOS Alive'19 After we checked in we went to eat something before going to the festival. The Airbnb host recommended us a restaurant close by, but somehow in Lisbon the Google Maps is faulty and we ended up in another restaurant frequented by locals. Pastel de nata 😋 After dinner we we...

Intro It all started few months ago, when Depeche Mode announced they will play in Cluj. I missed them last time when they were in Bucharest and I was determined not to miss them again. From curiosity, I've checked were else they will be playing and from all cities, Lisbon appeared highlighted in my eyes. I wanted to go to Lisbon for quite a while. This is how I learnt about the NOS Alive festival. Meanwhile, I discovered other bands from the lineup: The XX, Alt-J, Bonobo, Glass Animals. In the end I bought a 3-day ticket. Day 1 - The arrival I flew to Lisbon with Tap Portugal and I was impressed they were offering pillows and blankets to all passengers for a more comfortable flight. As I arrived early in the morning, I had a few hours to explore the surrounding area before check in at the hotel. At the first sight, I was a little bit disappointed. I had in mind a different image. I found old buildings and deteriorated. The colored tiles are making them look a little bit nic...