Faro + Lisboa

So basically Paris gets immobilized by snow. My sunday goes like this:

•  M and I up at 5am so we can get the 6.50am bus to the airport, Beauvais, which isn't even IN Paris
• The metro line 1 being stopped 
• Panicked call from R who pulled an all nigher finishing an assignment and who had the same issue at Cadet
• Catching a cab to Porte Maillot -sp?
• Told the bus to the airport had stopped running because of the snow
• Sharing a cab with some random norwegians to get our flight
• Hearing it was delayed and eventually the porto flight cancelled totally
• STRANDED ALL DAY IN THIS PIECE OF SHIT AIRPORT OUTSIDE PARIS
• Herded like cattle into buses to Beauvais because they CBB to get us back to Paris
• Eventually getting home at 10pm that night

We decided to stay an extra day in Paris and flew out yesterday when the snow stopped momentarily, to Faro, in the south. Grungy feel to the place, sudden rains and seafood. Reminded me of this place south of Aix, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and R strongly of Romania.

Took a cityrail deadringer to Lisbon. In a really sweet hostel. Every cloud has a silver lining. Food is very cheap here, as is booze. M has done some retail therapy already, really the best place to do it.