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Apr '02 - Portugal

For our 4th wedding anniversary, it was off to Portugal! Jim had always wanted to show this country to me, having loved it when he first visited there. And, I now understand why he enjoyed it so much!
In the Red Carpet club, SFO
In the Red Carpet club, SFO		 Traveling Business Class (love those frequent flyer miles!!)
Traveling Business Class (love those frequent flyer miles!!)		 A beautiful sunset enroute
A beautiful sunset enroute		 Working on journal in smaller plane into Lisbon
Working on journal in smaller plane into Lisbon		 Lookind down on Lisbon
Lookind down on Lisbon
A statue seen from the aeropuerto bus to our rooms (pensao)
A statue seen from the "aeropuerto" bus to our rooms (pensao)		 Another statue along the way
Another statue along the way		 View from our ROOM!
View from our ROOM!		 View OF our room (funky but cute)
View OF our room (funky but cute)		 Entrance to our pensao, Ninho das Aguias
Entrance to our pensao, Ninho das Aguias
Rossio Square, Lisbon
Rossio Square, Lisbon		 Rossio Square
Rossio Square		 Flower vendors in Rossio Square
Flower vendors in Rossio Square		 One of the trolleys we traveled on
One of the trolleys we traveled on		 The Bridge of the 25th of April (or, as we call it, the Golden Gate Bridge! 3/4 size)
The Bridge of the 25th of April (or, as we call it, the Golden Gate Bridge! 3/4 size)
The Discoverer's monument
The Discoverer's monument		 Jim in front of Discoverer's monument
Jim in front of Discoverer's monument		 Detail of Jim and monument
Detail of Jim and monument		 Bridge of the 25th of April
Bridge of the 25th of April		 Cynthia and Discoverer's monument
Cynthia and Discoverer's monument
Really interesting sculpture
Really interesting sculpture		 I LOVE the wavy paved streets
I LOVE the wavy paved streets		 The other side of the Discoverer's monument (and the other side of Cynthia)
The other side of the Discoverer's monument (and the other side of Cynthia)		 Brightly colored buildings
Brightly colored buildings		 Tower of Belem
Tower of Belem
Lunch along the seashore, our first meal (yummy)
Lunch along the seashore, our first meal (yummy)		 View from our lunch spot
View from our lunch spot		 More detail of the monument
More detail of the monument		 Bridge of the 25th of April
Bridge of the 25th of April		 Part of the aqueduct (along our tour route)
Part of the aqueduct (along our tour route)
Amazing aqueduct
Amazing aqueduct		 View down over Lisbon
View down over Lisbon		 View down the main boulevard
View down the main boulevard		 Tree-lined boulevard in Lisbon
Tree-lined boulevard in Lisbon		 Old style architecture
Old style architecture
Beautiful buildings
Beautiful buildings		 Buildings along the square
Buildings along the square		 Stopping for tea
Stopping for tea		 Going to the shopping district
Going to the shopping district		 The shopping tourist!
The shopping tourist!
View of the Castelo do Sao Jorge above the city
View of the Castelo do Sao Jorge above the city		 More pretty streets
More pretty streets		 Shops in the Baixa district
Shops in the Baixa district		 The Elevada de Santa Justa (c. 1920)
The Elevada de Santa Justa (c. 1920)		 In the Elevada (elevator)
In the Elevada (elevator)
View from the top of the elevator
View from the top of the elevator		 View down to Rossio Square
View down to Rossio Square		 Beautiful red roof tops
Beautiful red roof tops		 View up to the Castelo
View up to the Castelo		 View out to sea
View out to sea
Another shot of Rossio Square
Another shot of Rossio Square		 Having a bit of port on the top of the elevator
Having a bit of port on the top of the elevator		 Calling Jessica!
Calling Jessica!		 Jim! Don't shoot the bridge!
Jim! Don't shoot the bridge!		 Entrance to the Castelo
Entrance to the Castelo
Cynthia, in the Castelo do Sao Jorge
Cynthia, in the Castelo do Sao Jorge		 Fortress walls
Fortress walls		 View down to the sea
View down to the sea		 Jim, with castle walls
Jim, with castle walls		 Graffiti we saw, and loved ...
Graffiti we saw, and loved ...
View over the city from our wonderful dinner
View over the city from our wonderful dinner		 Town Hall, Cascais
Town Hall, Cascais		 Our hotel in Cascais, The Pergola House
Our hotel in Cascais, The Pergola House		 Fragrant gardens out front
Fragrant gardens out front		 Our very nice room
Our very nice room
Jim in the garden
Jim in the garden		 Walking through Cascais
Walking through Cascais		 Sitting room in our hotel
Sitting room in our hotel		 View of the Hotel Albatroz, where we had dinner
View of the Hotel Albatroz, where we had dinner		 Breakfast cafe in Estoril (we walked from Cascais)
Breakfast cafe in Estoril (we walked from Cascais)
Another fun grafitto
Another fun grafitto		 Lunch in Cascais
Lunch in Cascais		 Sea wall north of Cascais
Sea wall north of Cascais		 Tower in the central park of Cascais
Tower in the central park of Cascais		 Cynthia gets goosed in the park
Cynthia gets goosed in the park
View of Cascais
View of Cascais		 In our hotel's garden for afternoon tea
In our hotel's garden for afternoon tea		 Jim in front of our hotel
Jim in front of our hotel		 Dinner in the Hotel Albatroz
Dinner in the Hotel Albatroz		 Town hall, Sintra
Town hall, Sintra
View of the National Palace, Sintra
View of the National Palace, Sintra		 Jim in front of the National Palace
Jim in front of the National Palace		 The National Palace
The National Palace		 Visiting the National Palace
Visiting the National Palace		 Lunch in a cafe in the central square
Lunch in a cafe in the central square
Jim in the central square of Sintra
Jim in the central square of Sintra		 Our fancy bathroom in our room, Lawrence's Hotel
Our fancy bathroom in our room, Lawrence's Hotel		 Nice arrangements, with little porch in the trees
Nice arrangements, with little porch in the trees		 View down over Sintra
View down over Sintra		 Out at the coast, where we zoomed via rented motorcycle
Out at the coast, where we zoomed via rented motorcycle
Cabo de la Roca - furthest west point of Europe!!
Cabo de la Roca - furthest west point of Europe!!		 Beer and chips on the coast
Beer and chips on the coast		 A cute little funky place to stop
A cute little funky place to stop		 Overlooking Guincho Beach
Overlooking Guincho Beach		 Caribbean theme to the restaurant
"Caribbean" theme to the restaurant
Visiting the Pena Palace
Visiting the Pena Palace		 Quite an impressive castle
Quite an impressive castle		 Entranceway to Pena Palace
Entranceway to Pena Palace		 Jim in the parapet
Jim in the parapet		 Close up of Jim in the parapet
Close up of Jim in the parapet
Looking down over Sintra from the Pena Palace
Looking down over Sintra from the Pena Palace		 Jim having a spot of tea
Jim having a spot of tea		 9th century ruins in the Castelo dos Mouros
9th century ruins in the Castelo dos Mouros		 The happy couple!
The happy couple!		 Another shot of the happy couple!
Another shot of the happy couple!
Battlements of the Castelo dos Mouros
Battlements of the Castelo dos Mouros		 Flag flying high
Flag flying high		 A cool car we thought the kids would like
A cool car we thought the kids would like		 Interior of the Convent of Capuchos
Interior of the Convent of Capuchos		 What an austere existence
What an austere existence
The rooms are SO small and bare
The rooms are SO small and bare		 A cork tree!
A cork tree!		 Our trusty steed
Our trusty steed		 Staircase at our hotel, back in Lisbon
Staircase at our hotel, back in Lisbon		 A trolley on which we went riding
A trolley on which we went riding
Local gypsies singing
Local gypsies singing		 Dinner at Resto do Chopito, overlooking Lisbon
Dinner at Resto do Chopito, overlooking Lisbon		 Nightime view of Lisbon, with Bridge of 25th of April
Nightime view of Lisbon, with Bridge of 25th of April		 Greenland, on the way home
Greenland, on the way home		 View from the plane
View from the plane

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