Here are some choice photos from my last couple weeks hanging out in Portugal and Spain! The Disquiet International Literary Program is what brought me to Lisbon–and I had a blast with the other participants with all the events and bar nights–but I was also able to fit in a couple side trips too. It’s been pretty great to recharge spiritually before my first novel comes out in a few weeks. (Have I mentioned Kings of Broken Things yet? Order now!) On the spiritual restoration score, mission accomplished! But my body is a little beat up. So much fun though.

Lisbon.

Green sea rocks, Cascais.

View from Aljube, Lisbon.

Bookmobile parked outside our visit to the US Embassy, Lisbon.

Sardine tapas at Sol e Pesce, Lisbon.

Cais das colunas, Lisbon.

Crazy sea boulders, Cascais.

The rocky outcrop we sunned on at Cascais.

2D sculpture, Barcelona.

Golden Gate Bridge, sort of, Lisbon.

Alfama, Lisbon.

Sagrada Família, Barcelona.

Jamón in Barcelona.

Beach drinks, Barcelona.

Beach in Cascais.

At Sole e Pesce with CCB, Lisbon.

Praça do Comércio, Lisbon.

Miradouro breakfast, Lisbon.

Gótico, Barcelona.

Gótico, Barcelona.

On the Tagus River with Amina Gautier.

Church at Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Lisbon.

Mural in Bairro Alto, Lisbon.

Beautiful views in Cascais.

Miradouro de São Pedro de Alcantara, just around the corner from my place in Lisbon.

Tapas, Lisbon.