I Met David Copperfield

Saturday April 5, 2008

We started the morning out right by showering, wearing dresses (in honor of Pi Phi formal that we were missing that night), eating pastries and drinking fresh squeezed orange juice. We took the metro and then the train to Sintra, a smaller town close to Lisbon. Rumor had it that there are some sweet castles in Sintra…and the rumors are all true. There are indeed some sweet castles in Sintra and I climbed a mountain to prove it. I climbed up the mountain, through a cobblestone lichen covered castle, in the wind, with a dress on. It was a great day! We stopped at a really cute little restaurant for lunch and ended up getting green bean soup, huge sandwiches and Cokes for only 5ish euros. The best part was that the food tasted as good as the prices. We walked around and went shopping for a while and then had ice cream with David Copperfield…or so he said. The man behind the ice cream counter was somewhat magical and called himself the “David Copperfield of Sintra.” After getting our deliciously magical cones, I thanked Mr. Copperfield and we were on our way. We took the train back to Lisbon and stopped for dinner at a small sub shop that had fresh fruit. It was good eats. It started to get a little chilly but we walked home and headed to bed after a long day of hiking.