Lisbon

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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Lisbon – Belem

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...

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Lisbon – Sintra

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...

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Lisbon – Beach!

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...

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