Subject: Post: I was not thinking of writing a blog from this trip, as this is just a quick and spontaneous long weekend in Lisbon but well.. Why not.<p> Last week I was going to attend a work trip to Nice, France but unfortunately our flights got canceled because of the volcano eruption in Iceland. I had already prepared myself to spend a few days in Mediterranean heat and just couldnt resist booking flights to somewhere warm.<p>So, today in the early morning hours I drove to Helsinki-Vantaa airport and boarded a Lufthansa plane to Frankfurt. Unfortunately the flight arrived there a bit late and I already had a really tight stopover schedule. Boarding to Lisbon flight started just as we got out of the first plane, on apron far away from the terminal where the second flight was supposed to depart. Bus ride to the terminal, and I ran through it to the other end of the terminal just to find out that the gate had changed. More running and I finally boarded the correct aircraft just a few minutes before it departed towards Lisbon.<p>Three more boring hours on an Airbus 321 in nice, turbulence-free flying conditions and we landed to sunny and warm Lisbon. The airport immediately felt really familiar. The looks, the smell, everything reminded me of Mexico which I cant say was a bad thing. Well, actually that was not much a surprise, both countries have very strong Spanish cultural influence anyway. Kind of like meeting an old friend or something.<p>Unfortunately, the term "we landed" did not include my bag. Friendly lady at the lost&found office told me that the bag was in Frankfurt, it should arrive here in a few hours and they will deliver it to my hostel. Ah well, there's nothing really critically needed except my shower equipment and clean clothes...<p>I found a post office, bought a 4 day travel card for public transport and hopped into a bus which took me to downtown and to the hostel. Latitude: Longitude: Security Code:
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