Primark !

Today we decided to relax a little bit so the best way to do this is of course shopping :) We knew that here, in Porto, there's a Primark but we didn't have enough time ( and money ;p) to visit it. Our friend helped us with the direction and we finally reached our goal. We bought ticket for Z3 (3 zones) and took a metro, line F, direction Fanzeres. Our station was Levada.

When we went out we had no idea where to go but in such a situation there's one, tested rule - follow people :) After a minute we noticed a big building on our right side and it was it. It's actually called "Parque Nascente".

It's a big shopping centre (Zara, bershka, Stradivarius, Intimissimi, Media Markt, Douglas, United Color of Benetton, C&A and other local brands) + Parking Place + Restaurants (International, meaning : McDonald etc.)+ Jumbo (hipermarket, unfortunatelly Agnes didn't allow me to checked it but we're coming back there soon so maybe I'll share with you my experience :)). Primark, like other shops, is situated on the 1st floor. When I crossed the doorstep I felt like at home, my soul of shoaholic finally show up.

We spent there 2-3 hours cause we had specified needs, btw. we also bought sth completely unnecessary, but at least our moods are much more better now ! For these who don't know, the prices are from 1-20 euro (I didin't find anything for 20 ;p), from tops for 1,50 euro, dresses for 10 to bags for 13. You also have a chance to return things in 28 days with the bill and you have 2 years for reclamation. There's also a offer of valises in very good prices so we're wondering at packing in it our extra luggage in June. ;p

Have a sunny weekend!
Xoxo,
Dżast.

Lisboa!

Hello everyone!
We had a crazy weekend so we need to have some days to take care about basic stuff at our app. Now I have for you small photo-relation from our weekend which started on Thursday actually ;).

Zara's clothes are here cheaper than in Poland so we're still shopaholic :)

tradition :)

Iga, Aga, Merve, Zuza & me 

On Saturday we decided to go to Lisbon for the weekend. We stayed there at our friends dorm (thx Japko :)) which was situated at the suburbs of Lisbon. Nevertheless it's a beautiful area with trees, peace & quiet with sunshine all the time. We’ve noticed that there’s much more warmer than in Porto so it was even too hot for us during the day. I felt like on vacation or at some camp. We visited almost everything what our friend recommended (thx Ania J) . We think now that Lisbon is a beautiful city, personally I fall in love and I think I can live there.
We went by bus, Rede Expressos, the most popular in Porto to visit other places. We used it for the trip to Fatima also. It has connections with Madeira, Faro, Braga and any other smaller cities. 

Strongly adviced : watch out ALWAYS on robbers or pickpockets, they’re everywhere.

tram 28 & 12 is taking you to amazing places in Lisboa, it's like sightseeing bus but you don't have to buy another ticket than a daily ticket which is very usefull during the day when you're visiting the city.

It cost 6 euro/24 h.

Unfortunatele we have classess right now, hope you'll wait for the second part !
PS. I'm back, enjoy :)

this guy levitates

Pastel de Nata - you have to try this in Portugal !

Belem Tower is situated next to Jerónimos Monastery, there's a free entrance on Sunday so we're lucky to see everything inside. I've even reached the top!

Xoxo,
Dżast :)

Hang out in the night

Hello angels :) How are you? Hope that everybody have currently as good time as we do. Despite of the fact that our univeristy tried to kill us by inhuman amounts of tests we had a very good weekend and monday night. During last few days we had three test so we had to split our time to not waste any precious minute.  We had very nice visit from Lisboa on the weekend and we spend time devidied it by two parts: in the day studing in the night talking with our friends :) it was very night porto-lisoba integration. Also my friend who is currently studing in Lisboa, has showed me a picture of little girl who is my clone actually! She has 5 years old and she is exactly the same like me in her age.
After finally test on monday we went to Ribeira with friends, just to hang out in the night. It was the first time when both me and Justina had a chance to try 'kalasznikow' ( fire shoots) Those are very strong!!! fortunately our friends, have told us exactly how to drink them without burning a tongue. After tests we will have some free time, so we decided to go to next part of integration this time to Lisboa :) Kisses A

back in time.

Ola!
We're back in Porto. Unfortunately our fridge is broken so our food supplies from Poland hurt. We have a strange weather now, every day in the morning it's raining and in the afternoon there's a beautiful sun and blue sky.  Now I feel much more comfortable here, I used to cold temperatures inside the buildings… I used to green trees and spring in the middle of its beauty immediately after landing…to Portuguese people around looking very similar at first look….to strong wind and blue ocean.
I’d like to share with you some useful information which I’ve noticed when I was coming here back. 

1.      .      I have a supply of polish food for even a month. When I was coming here in February I didn’t have a space and weight to bring some things, now my baggage was in the half of food and in the half of cosmetics. ( as I’ve mentioned they are quite expensive here – of course you don’t have to carry this from your country and reserve money to buy them here). What I took from Poland? You can see below :)

    2.       Supply of cosmetics: I didn’t noticed earlier that I’m using so many of cosmetics ;o wow…and it’s so            heavy! Now I have a small case full of cosmetics ; )))))) I took mainly some hair stuff, body lotions. 

1. 3      Baggage. These 23 kg is obviously not enough for me, I always worry about the weight at the check-in. Now I had only 22,9 kg, earlier 23,0…Agnes had now 23,1 kg and earlier only 19!. Of course my hand luggage is full till the maximum. I’ve sent my 22,9 kg to Porto directly I still don’t know how they did it…it was waiting for my plane somewhere in Frankfurt or sent to Porto and waiting for met at the airport? I was happy to see it at the tape. 
   4.       I had a backpack filled with cloths which were packaged to contain a minimum of space – my mom is the master :*. What is more I took a jacket with a sweater and packed some cloths into the sleeves. It was quite heavy to carry all the time, but it’s worth of that, trust me ! I also had another jacket + sweater + bag + small bag with documents. I looked like alien but I don’t care, I needed to pack for 3 months, people ! (these who know  me understand it totally ;)) Everything that was accepted by the control so with big smile on my face I was waiting for my plane.
   5.       Sandwiches are allowed in hand baggage. I didn’t know that this is why I’m writing it here. I bought a small bottle of water in Frankfurt at the duty-free zone (2,55 euro) and I took it into the board also. During the flight I got some small croissant with chocolate (Waw-Frankfurt) –very cold but it was much more better than kartoffelpüree ;p From Frankfurt-Porto I got small salad with biscuits. Lufthansa’s meals are not the best in the world – be prepared for that! TAP’s meals are much more richer, warm and tasty.
   
   
   
   
   6.       At the airport in Frankfurt we both had to wait ~4 hours but it’s not so much as you think. To find my gate I had to go throw 40 gates and it took me above 20-30 minutes.  If you have a connection with the flight e.g. to US, you need to change a terminal and it can takes even an hour.

    7.       Don’t travel with runny nose or headache. Agnes has a clogged ear now and she’s going to see the              doctor probably.

 There are some photos from my Easter time in Poland. I was trying to eat as much as I can, cause here I don’t have a chance to try such a delicious dishes. I need to wait till July ;<

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   Hope you all enjoy the easter time as we :)
   Xoxo,
   Dżast.

Easter in Poland

Hello :) How are you during Easter time ? :) I hope everybody are healthy, not like me -  coughing and sneezing all the time. Today I am gonna write you about Polish Easter - so this post is mainly dedicated to our visitors from abroad. Easter in Poland basically starts a week before 'Easter Sunday' and it's called 'Palm Sunday' probably like in your country because it's implicated with catolic belief. In Poland our climat doesn't allows for growing a palm trees so our palms are quite different to it's orgin but we do our best! photo below. Those are based mainly on pieces of grass and some wheat some times also flowers and herbs. On Thursday and Friday, those who are Catholics go to church, where Friday is especially important and is strictly postallows during all the day.  On Saturday most of us go to the church with baskets to consecrate food ( eggs, bread, sold and pepper, some cookies and sausage. It's coomon to see a lot of children during this consecrations.  On Sunday early morning there is a special mass called 'rezurekcja' it's at 6 o clock. After this, most of people celebrate rest of the day with family eating delicious food and enojying each other companies.  Because Easter in Poland are in spring part of the year ( well this year we have temperature under zero and snow but it's not normal)  through our food there is a lot of green vegetables. Also in Poland there is a tradition to paint eggs (photo below). Finally on Monday we have a special tradition of pouring water. It about making our friends, brothesr or sisters, cousins, neighbours, parents and some times even completly stranger people wet. It is said that a girl who was poured on water by boys is the most atracitive one. Is it our Easter looks like this in your country? :) Kisses form snowy Poland AGA

Our Palm version