lisboã

four days in lisbon where i had not been in four years.
the european union resembles the soviet union in the sense that the supposed wealthy centres somehow seem worse of than the supposed poorer periphery. georgians and uzbeks always somehow seemed to live better than the guys up in moscow, even though the latter was supposedly the capital and centre. in the same way, it is odd how the living standards in athens or lisbon seem higher than in london or dublin....of course i guess part of this is the climate, it is just easier to be happy in a place that has sun than it is under the constant northern drizzle. but i think it also has to do with the wealthier countries fucked up price structure and badly distributed wealth. my friends in lisbon have nicer homes and half my income....hmmmm
so lemurana and nuno picked me up at the aeroport.
i arrived in porto aeroport actually which seems and incredible waste of space....the place was completely empty both coming and going. i dont think i have even seen such an empty public space before....fotos to follow....
nuno then drove us to lisbon. during the next few days i ate entirely too much and enjoyed the climate. the last day was beautiful, sunny, and warm. i was walking about in a short sleeve shirt with a light sweater on top....and then i arrived back at stansted where it was a nice 5 degrees and raining (of course!)
a big thanks to lemurana for her hospitality and a big hello to janet, nuno and jeronimo!