This dog appears to have farted a cloud with a face, and is
wary of it.
This morning I had decided to shell out the money for a
number of those big open top bus tours, and a tram tour through all the major
parts of Portugal. But, once at the stop, I got really impatient, and decided
to walk. This turned out to be a good decision. I. saw. So. Much.
This is the monastery right by my hostel. You can see why I
felt stupid wondering which stop was mine. But if you don’t know ahead of time,
and you’re in a blind panic, how are you supposed to know? You don’t.
This is the iconic Torre of Portugal. To me, it kind of
makes me think of a sand castle. I’ve never really seen something quite like
it. Everyone should see this. NOW.
This is some discovery monument or something? This is why I
failed history. It doesn’t matter that I read about this more than once. It’s
gone now. Now it’s just “some discovery monument thing”. Yeah.
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This is my new Portuguese boyfriend. I just love his smile, and staring deep into his eyes...
Then it was CASTLE TIME. Oh the castles. How I love them.
But this one is particularly great. It's much more castle-y than some of the others.
It has beautiful grounds, with beautiful views
Yeahh, it has a bridge and a moat. I will dig a moat around
my house. Don’t even doubt me.
It had all these walls you could walk around on, and into
the towers and such…
I took like 100 pictures of just the castle. You’re gonna
have to hit up flickr to see all the pics from today (http://www.flickr.com/alimook)
From the castle, I saw this cool old building that had kind
of fallen apart, with a bunch of arches still intact. After leaving the castle,
I became hopelessly lost in the city. But I eventually found a sign for some
ruins, and it had a symbol of an arch, so I followed it. Another thing that
Portugal is not so great with. Signs. I just got more lost, until I reached a
building, behind which I could see said ruins. So I made my way around. Or at
least I thought I was. Have you ever looked at nicely placed spaghetti, all
loopy and squiggly together? That’s what European city centers are like. I have
no idea how long I wandered around for at this point, but I eventually found a
plaza, and nearly passed a building before I realized it was the entrance to
the ruins. I ran inside, and was soooo glad I hadn’t given up and gone home.
They are the ruins of an old convent, and they have a bunch
of historical items and a mini museum at the back. If you ever go to Lisbon, GO
HERE. This is one of my favorite sites I’ve found. I don’t know how popular it
is, as admission was cheap, and it wasn’t even in my guidebook. That is why
getting lost in a city is the best way to discover it.
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