アルヘシーラスからリスボンまで。夜行バスに乗って、まずはユーラシア西端の国ポルトガルへ。マラケシュから車中泊２回でリスボンまで来れてしまう手軽さに、アフリカとヨーロッパの近さを感じた。早朝のバスターミナルは暗く、ホームレスがいっぱいでポルトガル大丈夫かとも思ったけど、地上に出てみればここはやっぱりヨーロッパ。石畳の道と古くてしぶい街並みが、雰囲気あってテンションあがる。インターネットで予約しておいたリスボンの安宿は古い建物のいい感じの一室。高い天井に、大きな窓。シャワーの水量もバッチリ。
DAY606: AN OLD MOTEL IN LISBON
From Algeciras to Lisbon on a night buss. Our first destination on Eurasia is on the west end of the continent, Portugal. It only took two nights on the buss from Marrakesh to Lisbon. The distance between Africa and Europe seemed so short, it almost felt like a short trip. We arrived in the early morning at the dark buss terminal full of homeless people feeling a little insecure about Portugal. But once we were out on the ground level, the classic look of the town with stone pavements got us all excited that we were finally in Europe. The motel room we reserved on the internet was also in one of those nicely aged buildings. The high ceiling, the big windows and enough water from the shower.