Living it up in Lisbon!

So this is the first time I am actually writing an entry while I'm still actually in the city. I have about 24 hours left in Lisbon. I love Lisbon! Portugal has a lot of character compared to other European cities, they have not westernized as much and so there is a definite Portuguese feeling here. It is also very cheap (even more so than Spain) so it is very tempting to basically redo my ENTIRE wardrobe...my I am trying to restrain myself for Morocco. I have seen a lot of the different districts in Lisbon, starting with the one where my hostel is...it's the most historic and is good for shopping. Yesterday I went to the area of Belem which is a tribute to the 'Discovery Period' of Portugal's history (where they went out and discovered the world starting in the 15th century) Today I went to the more modern part where they had the 98 World Expo, very cool and modern. Right now they have a big Ocean festival on, so they had outdoor exhibits. The best one was sand sculpturing (right in the middle of a concrete jungle) I was also at the beach in the afternoon Very exciting to have my feet in the freezing cold Atlantic Ocean and then to burn them off on the hot sand! Tomorrow I plan to visit the nearby city of Sintra. Photos to come!!