On Saturday I had the day to explore Vigo. I didn't really do all that much, choosing to sleep in and super taking my time getting ready. By the time I was ready to go I had very little time to actually go anywhere until everything closes at 2. I spent some time at Parque do Castro which was this cute park on top of the hill that gave you a really nice view of Vigo's waterfront and the town itself of course. It used to be a fortress to protect Portugal from British Invasion I do believe. Anyway it was really cute.
There was lots of nooks to check out. Then it started raining so I wasn't as inclined to stay out. I went to the supermarket and bought some food before heading back to the hostel. I wasn't super impressed with this hostel but that's probably because the first night I shared the room with a group of pilgrims which means they smelled. Especially the smell of blistered feet. I can seriously do without that smell for a long long time. The second night there was only one other person sharing the room with me and I'm prett sure he spoke French. We didn't really talk, except when he wanted to turn the light off and then promptly left the room like a jerk. Who turns the light off to go to sleep but then leaves the room? Oh also, they didn't even have a place to put your umbrellas. Why wouldn't a hostel have a location for that so their hostel doesn't get puddles everywhere from everyone's umbrellas? Anyhoo I attempted to go to a museum that Morgue told me I had to go to, the salt museum. I looked up the hours online and made sure it was actually open on Saturday and the hours for it befor venturing out into the rain with my trusty umbrella. Well as you probably can guess, the museum's website lied to me and was closed so instead I just went to the train station and bought my ticket. After that I just headed back to the hostel and watched Netflix for the rest of the day. I didn't really plan my time very well I don't think. I could've spent another day in Vigo to actually see things, but then I'd have to spend two more because most things are closed on Sunday. And quite frankly, I was fine with just spending the day watching Netflix. Maybe a little guilty but who cares? If I wanna spend my time in a foreign country watching Netflix I will!
Let me tell ya, it's really hard to motivate myself when I really don't feel like doing anything. I don't want to really see anything new. I just want to go home and relax. These places really aren't for relaxing either. They are for sightseeing and I've been done with the whole sightseeing stage of this semester for a couple weeks now. Like I enjoy seeing new places and appreciate them immensely but I'm ready to be done. Abigail and I decided we are like Jane from Tarzan and Ariel, we both have two homes that we are forced to pick between, without really having a choice on the outcome. I'm ready for it though....
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