Our first day - the view from our apartment in Setubal (a suburb of Lisbon). We arrived in Lisbon on Sept 16, rented a car and drove directly to Setubal.
Our first meal in Setubal. We ordered (we thought) a glass of wine & beer, but found that garaffo actually means bottle in Portugese. First lesson in Portugese.
Coffee and pastel de nata, the national pastry dish of Portugal. Second lesson in Portugese :-D I've been eating a lot of pastel de nata!
Fado performance. Fado is the national song of Portugal. We saw this performance at the Fado Museum in Tiviro. (For the first week we were actually staying in Spain, in Ayumonte just across the border, but spent most of our time doing day trips back into Portugal.)
Many houses in Portugal are covered in tiles.
Detail of the tile.
Snail crawling up a wall in Lagos (in the south of Portugal, on our way to Selima).
Sonya enjoying a drink and the view in Selima. (Selima is a small beach town near the Cape of Segal.)
Visit to the fort on the Cape of Segal, one of the most south-westerly points in Europe.
Ancient Roman temple in Evora, Portugal. Evora is close to Lisbon and one of the wine regions of Portugal!
Cathedral of Bones in Evora Portugal.
Cathedral of Bones in Evora Portugal.
Ancient Roman aqueduct in Evora Portugal. It comes right into the middle of town, so people have just incorporated it into the walls of their houses. What else are you going to do, I guess?
Castle in Montemor-o-Novo, colloquially known as "the castle".
View from "the castle".
There was some kind of photo shoot going on at "the castle" while we were there.
View from "the castle".
View from Lisbon.
View from Lisbon.
Nice pics - thanks for sharing!
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