(Questions posed by his grandfather in an email - answered by Skylar)
What was the biggest difference in how buildings looked?
Well, Lisbon has a lot of white buildings and that's the same about Dakar. But, the sidewalks are all cobblestone - like I mean you can't find a sidewalk in Portugal without cobble stone.
How was the food different?
So, they had a lot a lot of pastries.
Did anyone - that you met - speak French?
Hardly anybody. They mostly spoke English and Portuguese.
Anything else interesting to tell about Lisbon and Portugal?
Hmmm, let me see. Well, there was a giant palace and there were two Moorish castles. Well, on the trip, um, there was like these little tiny playgrounds that were scattered everywhere that weren't that much fun. Something exciting was when we went to the palace, there were secret tunnels built into the mountain and you could open up a rusty gate and go into the water pipes and there you are!
(Editor's note: Skylar actually had a great time on the playgrounds. Lately, he has summarized many experiences, including whole trips and weekends were he laughed a lot, as "not fun.")
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