contrary to my sister, i am not a blogoholic, so updates on this side of the continent have lately been sparse, to say the list.
it is therefore not surprising that my better half and i have returned from our 2-week trip to portugal 3 weeks ago, and it is only now that i decide to post some pics.
we went backpacking in portugal, with a Lonely Planet book in our bags and no itinerary (and clearly no wish for one).
we arrived in lisabon, a gorgeous city filled with diverse cultures (Portugal has the highest immigration rates in the EU) and yet with a unified feel of beauty, coziness and human warmth.
the highlight of lisabon was a visit to the local aquarium, the Oceanario, which included, well, an aquarium filled with fish of all sorts. However, the size of the fish tank was somewhat imposing, with a water capacity equivalent to 4 Olympic pools.
Then, a daytrip to Sintra (30km west of Lisabon) allowed us to discover some of the beautiful castles scattered around the portugese capital. We spent the day looking for a summerhouse, and it seems we ended up finding one to our humble liking. we're currently working on getting our mortgage approved, but I feel it's a done deal.
The house seems indeed to have been destined to us, given that we clearly have some common interests with the previous owners, who also happened to like Razboinitsi:
After Sintra, we headed to Nazare, a quiet fishing village where we had the chance to catch up a day of celebrations in honor of the local Saint/Patron. The streets were covered with carpets of fresh flowers and laurel leaves where the entire village (all 300 of them it seemed) walked into a noisy, happy and chattering procession.
And that completes week 1 in Portugal! Stay tuned for Part 2, which will be coming soon... Perhaps in 3-4 weeks :)
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