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When I was young, I loved reading Alice in Wonderland. Growing up, we didn't have much but still were a happy family. However, sharing everything with my big sister and my little brother in a tiny house, I sometimes needed an escape from reality, which was reading books. Azulejos at Cais do Sodré One of the books I read over and over again was Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carol. Of course, at that time, I didn't know any English so I read it in Korean. Later in college, I had a chance to read it again in English. Still very touching and it felt kind of different compared in reading it in Korean. Different languages kind of make me feel different. Maybe it's because I got older. Now as I am studying Portuguese, someday soon I want to read the book again in Portuguese. This time, I wonder how I would feel about the book.

Cais do Sodré is a station where you take the train to Cascais. And you can also take a ferry to cross the Tejo river. Around the station, there are some interesting murals. There is an interesting azulejo you shouldn't miss inside the metro station Cais do Sodré. It is a rabbit from the famous book Alice in Wonderland.  The name Cais do Sodré came from the Sodré brothers who used to own a lot of lands around here. It means the pier of Sodré brothers. There are comfortable chairs right next to the station where you can enjoy the sun and peace. (1) Time out A magazine company called Time out bought the Ribeira Market and use it as a food court and a market. The market usually closed around 2 in the afternoon so if you want to see it open, get there before that time. (2) Dom Luis Garden Right next the market is a garden called Dom Luis named after King Luis. If you have been to Porto, you must be familiar with the bridge called Dom Luis, also named afte...