Awoke to a vivid blue sky, sunshine streaming in our room and the sounds of the ocean and seagulls. This is living. I keep telling myself I have to find time to check my emails but am not finding enough drive to do so. I know Rosaria will SMS me is there is anything urgent, so I relax and put if off for another day.
Had a spectacular day - traveled to Sintra to see the national palace, the palace of Pena and the castle of the Moors. The palace of Pena was amazing, it looked like something that belonged in Disneyland. It is perched high on the top of a mountain and is quite a steep walk to get there. Thankfully the last and hardest part can be done via a tram for 2 Euro. When we arrived at the palace we were greeted by a spectacle the palace is extremely ornate and colourful. It was built on the remains of a 16th century convent and used until the assignation of King Ferdinand.
After the palace we just made it in time to enter the gates of the Moor castle and had only 45 mins before closing time. My gosh, the moors must have been robust individuals to build so many amazing structures and so many of them like this one perched high up on a mountain with hundreds of steep steps. The views were amazing from both the palace and the castle but boy was I tried and my legs were killing me – I feel like a mountain goat!
We headed back to the hotel tried and happy accompanied by spectacular coastal scenery and a magnificent sunset.
Had a spectacular day - traveled to Sintra to see the national palace, the palace of Pena and the castle of the Moors. The palace of Pena was amazing, it looked like something that belonged in Disneyland. It is perched high on the top of a mountain and is quite a steep walk to get there. Thankfully the last and hardest part can be done via a tram for 2 Euro. When we arrived at the palace we were greeted by a spectacle the palace is extremely ornate and colourful. It was built on the remains of a 16th century convent and used until the assignation of King Ferdinand.
After the palace we just made it in time to enter the gates of the Moor castle and had only 45 mins before closing time. My gosh, the moors must have been robust individuals to build so many amazing structures and so many of them like this one perched high up on a mountain with hundreds of steep steps. The views were amazing from both the palace and the castle but boy was I tried and my legs were killing me – I feel like a mountain goat!
We headed back to the hotel tried and happy accompanied by spectacular coastal scenery and a magnificent sunset.
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