Quinta Do Conde Sintra
Sintra, Estremadura, Portugal
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Castleland
... at the top! I think this is where the game capture the flag was invented but for some reason I do not think it was as friendly as it is nowadays. I loved climbing all these granite stone steps but man one wrong step and it was a big drop! The other two I was able to visit were the Palacio de Pena which is on the highest part of the mountain and above the cloud line to the complete opposite medieval castle that was in the town ...
Paesaggio da fiaba...
... dire che sono stati molto interessati da tutto. Dopo per ingannare un po' di tempo prima di pranzo, abbiamo deciso di fare un giro del centro storico su un piccolo trenino. Ci siamo accorti che l'architettura di tutta la cittadina è estremamente particolare. Molte case hanno facciate decorate sia con pitture che con azulejos, hanno tetti a punta come quelli del castello di Cenerentola:-) ed emanano un fascino non ...
Sintra and Cascais Portugal
... so Ana and I naturally figured that Sandra had a plot to get
us lost in the woods and eat us.
Since
Sandra didn't end up eating us, we at least thought we might ...
A castle, two palaces and sixteen profiteroles
... time in Sintra involved far more meals out, desserts, and cappuccinos than we wanted or are used to. Though we did get some profiteroles, which can never be a bad thing. Our hotel time included approximately 47 showers on my part. Perhaps a few less than that, but certainly an inordinate number of them – I’m not sure I’m going to get used to showers in cold public bathrooms or in the tiny campervan bathroom, where it’s like showering ...
Spain (no bull)
... Had he asked us to wait ten minutes we would have obliged, however it would appear he was prepared to let us wait at the gate for fifteen minutes without explanation until the hour.
I can’t but mention an observation of mine over the past five or so months that we have been on the road. These observations specifically, have to do with ...


