Lawrence S Hotel Sintra

... on North Brazil......in fact I think I am rapidly running out of time and will have to be dragged away and on to the plane soon!! <br><br>Thanks to airmiles/lots of travel we're flying Business, so not dreading the 12 hr (ish) flight ....can't wait to tuck in to the free champagne and relax in bed seats etc.....it really is the way to do longhaul travel.<br><br>See you in Brazil!<br>

... The landscape is hills/mountains and what looks like tropical rainforests. On of my friends made the comment that Portugal accidentally drifted off of South America, got lost, and landed in Europe. I would believe it. In Sintra, we stopped for a local pastry, as Bruno believes that you haven't been to a place unless you've tried the pastry. Delicious. From Sintra we went up to the Palace Pena. Some Portuguese king way back when built his girlfriend a palace to ...

... was a huge tank filled with all sorts of fish, which you could see from almost every area. On the outer perimeter was all the other exhibits which included penguins, otters, and other assorted fish. We then ended the day having dinner at a pizza parlor right on the ocean. <br><br>It was an amazing trip and I really wish we could have stayed longer. <br><br>Until next time,<br>Amy<br>

Today I took a day trip to the town of Sintra, which was a 40 minute train ride from Lisbon. There were three main attractions in Sintra:<br><br>1. The Pena Palace (one of the main reasons I wanted to come to Lisbon)<br>2. A Moorish Castle<br>3. The Nacionale Palace<br><br>The first two were on hilltops near the city and there was a handy circular bus that took me to them. I decided to tour them in the order I ...

... valley. From the palace I wondered down an ancient foot path to the old Moorish castle. The ruins are all that are left of the fortress. Today, ivy and moss have crept over the old stones to create a ¨Lord of the Rings¨ type of romantic stomping ground. I climbed the ancient towers to discover an amazing view of the Palace of Pena and Sintra below. I will try to post pictures soon. I am afraid my words are inadequate.

Travesseiros da Piriquita... Queijadas de Sintra... Pao do Alentejo com atum... Bacalhau na Nata com Parmesao... E ainda um litro e meio de sangria de vinho tinto nacional... Comi tanto em Sintra que acho que vou explodir. A comida em Portugal eh boa demais!

... as common as apples grow at home! By the time we stopped along the two-lane highway to walk to the beach, I was so antsy to get off the bus and explore. We (there were about 25 of us on this trip) shed shoes and socks, rolled up pants legs, and pranced across the warm sand dunes like puppies let loose from the leash. We parked our stuff in a pile on the sand and then explored the coast for an hour. We ...

... countryside. Temples and kite flying. The mosque. Total pampering and scuba diving in Phuket. Nightly dinners at Coni and Anil's villa and meeting Richie and John Isaac. The disaster of Cameron and Bangkok embassies. The third class train and the last bus of the day to Siem Reap. Steve. Sunrise from the top of Angkor Wat. Vanndy, Krum, and the flower girl. The horrors of @-21 and the Killing Fields. The first happy shake. Creepy Lee. The motorcycle ride to the ...

... price of the room for 8 hours is almost double what we are paying already!! I do believe there was steam coming from my head!! Now we are two Maniac Tired People (known as MTP) - ranting and raving like lunatics. Before we actually murder the girl I come up with a cunning plan. Attempting to drag Katie from the other side of the counter (and remove the knife from her hand) we head back to the "luggage room" where I explain my little plan... "If they are not ...

... più buono del Portogallo". Facciamo una piccola deviazione per la Boca do Inferno( deve essere notevole l'effetto con l'Atlantico agitato) e per il faro di S.Marta (foto-cartolina d'obbligo). Ripartiamo in direzione Praia do Guincho, imboccando una splendida ciclabile. Il paesaggio merita e la giornata è assolutamente gradevole. Ci fermiamo prima della Praia del Guincho, alla Praia Cresmina, che ci sembra francamente più bella: ve la consigliamo ...