On our last day in Lisbon we went by the bay to see some of the monuments of the once great sea faring nation. The Portuguese are very anxious to tell everyone how they “once ruled the world”.This is the monument to...
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The Belem Monastery in Lisbon is right next to the pastry shop we went to on the first day. Belem means Bethlehem in Portuguese. It was too crowded during the weekend so we came back on a weekday.It was a really huge building...
Both the castle and the palace we visited were on the hills above Sintra a small picturesque touristy town. Portuguese architecture uses a lot of painted tiles. It was interesting to see all the buildings and shops with the...
Chris says that I can type, but he will be “the brains behind the operation” and tell me what to say. Apparently it doesn’t take brains to type, and he djoeusstn motor killjsdhshkfsnaeh p.ubnnk>! (PS we have two...
We heard from a friend in Vienna that we should visit the town of Sintra. After reading about it, we found out there were some castles there and decided to go visit. We jumped on the train, and after only a couple of...
We are staying with a friend here, and our second day here he told us that he was taking us to “westernmost point”. To which Chris replied, “What is it?”Alvaro said, “It is the westernmost point of...
The weather in Portugal is beautiful, sunny, and hot! So we headed to the beach. For some bizarre reason I did not remember to pack swim suits and Chris told me we didn’t need to bring the sunscreen. Not sure how that...
We’re in Portugal! There’s a company I wanted to visit with in Lisbon and I have a friend here we are staying with. We were told by someone in Vienna we absolutely had to try these pastries in Lisbon. Apparently this...