Guincho Beach Sintra

Today we went to Guincho beach. It was about a 9 km bike ride from Cascais and one of the few beaches along the Portugal coastline. Most of the coast is jagged rock and cliffs which is very beautiful. The water is very cold here, all the surfers have wetsuits on and Nick was able to get in for only a short swim. The bike ride along the coast was …

A seven hour bus ride from Seville and I enter Lisbon crossing the 25^th of April Bridge with the large statue of Jesus (Cristo Rei) behind me. I have returned to Portugal for the first time since I was a child and I have encountered the 2 things I remember about the city from my youth. As a child when I saw either the Golden Gate Bridge …