Fish, Octopus and more Fish my meat free diet is certainly not protein free in Lisbon.
As we are in Lisbon (which is by the ocean for those of you who are geographically challenged) and my wife was probably a sand crab in a former life (sorry I can't find anything more exciting that lives on a beach) we spent the day at the beach. Beaches in Lisbon come in many varieties usually made up of a combination of the following characteristics:
I don't really understand the concept of spending the day on the beach. Its as if someone suggested we spend the day on the edge of a swimming pool, what would be the point of that? I really enjoy swimming in the sea but the beach is just the bit that you have to cross to get to the enjoyable part. What is enjoyable about the beach ? You get sand everywhere including in your kindle, its usually too hot so either you get burnt or you put cream on which means you get even more sand on yourself, its too bright making it difficult to read properly and there is a high probability that you will be surrounded by loud obnoxious people. The most surprising thing to me is that the most crowded beaches are the most popular ones. People spend their working week packed in public transport or stuck in traffic jams and then they congregate onto overcrowded beaches at the weekend. I guess I should be thankful... at least our beach was practically empty.
As we are in Lisbon (which is by the ocean for those of you who are geographically challenged) and my wife was probably a sand crab in a former life (sorry I can't find anything more exciting that lives on a beach) we spent the day at the beach. Beaches in Lisbon come in many varieties usually made up of a combination of the following characteristics:
- Windy or hot
- Far or not so far
- With or without traffic jams
- Small, medium or large
- Chic, bohemian or low brow (with tattoos)
- Sandy, pebbly or with rocks
- Crowded, less crowded or nearly empty
I don't really understand the concept of spending the day on the beach. Its as if someone suggested we spend the day on the edge of a swimming pool, what would be the point of that? I really enjoy swimming in the sea but the beach is just the bit that you have to cross to get to the enjoyable part. What is enjoyable about the beach ? You get sand everywhere including in your kindle, its usually too hot so either you get burnt or you put cream on which means you get even more sand on yourself, its too bright making it difficult to read properly and there is a high probability that you will be surrounded by loud obnoxious people. The most surprising thing to me is that the most crowded beaches are the most popular ones. People spend their working week packed in public transport or stuck in traffic jams and then they congregate onto overcrowded beaches at the weekend. I guess I should be thankful... at least our beach was practically empty.
Are they popular because they’re crowded or crowded because they’re popular?
ReplyDeleteThat is the question? I'm guessing the first
Deleteone of my favourite historians, not to say my favourite, is alain corbin... and one of my favourite books, written by the man, might be the historical answer to your question...
ReplyDeleteLe Territoire du vide. L’Occident et le désir du rivage, 1750-1840, Flammarion, coll. « Champs » (ISSN 0151-8089) no 218, Paris, 1988 ; et rééd., 407 p. (ISBN 978-2-08-081218-6)
OK I'll add it to my reading list
DeleteJust to clarify, spending 2 hours at the beach does not qualify as a full day at the beach ��
ReplyDeleteIt does for me!
Delete