Where have I seen this before?

Another weekend, another country (please, do not weep for me). My explorations of Europe and my fandom of Dave Matthews brought me to Portugal for a weekend that was both extremely unique and yet very familiar.

The plan for this long weekend was simple: two nights in Lisbon, the second of which we would see Dave Matthews Band, followed by a 3 hour road trip to the southern coast of Portugal for 2 nights in the beach town of Lagos to get some sun and do some relaxing. But like I said, this trip was both familiar and unique.

The familiar:

Hey, it’s Timmy! Haven’t seen him for awhile!

The unique:

Taking aim over Lisbon from up above on Castle of Sao Jorge.

The familiar:

That bridge looks familiar....where have I seen it before? Hmmmmm. Not only were there similiarites in the bridges, but one of the most fun things to do in Lisbon is ride their rickety trollies across the city. After factoring in the weather we got (ah, see those beautiful clouds), and it really felt like deja vu.

The unique:

Heading to the edge of Europe with nothing but the Atlantic Ocean between the continent and the New World.

The familiar:

Beautiful beaches. Okay, this is a bit of a stretch, but given my recent trip to Sardenia it seemed kinda familiar.

The unique:

Well these beaches were topless....(sorry, no photo's available).

The familiar and the unique:

Ryan, Timmy, and Kurt....but just arrived back into town and joining us on the trip was Kurt's Finnish girlfriend (she certainly classed up our motley crew).

The familiar:

Dave and all his friends live in concert...and he was in fine form. A 3:15 minute show that was packed with all the favorites for this crowd which was probably not as familiar with Dave. Quite a bit different than his amazing acoustic show in Amsterdam, but just as good.

The unique:

Captain Mac was ready to set sail!

Well I could keep going....but let's just say that between my attempt at ticketless travel when I was supposed to have a ticket, the spring break/college party atmosphere of Lagos (seriously, most bars had beer bongs and happy hours until midnight), and a member of our group getting seriously bruised up by taking on a moving car (here's a hint, it wasn't me or the guy with the girlfriend), and this was yet another great trip.

Cheers!