On wednesday we went to Sintra and I fell in love!
Monsaraz used to be my favorite place here in Portugal however, the number one slot has been taken over by Sintra.
What an AMAZING place!
The town itself is small and quaint with cute restaurants and antique shops.
It is so wonderfully green and hilly there. (Hayes and John, if you are reading this post, both Will and I have decided that this is the first place we will show you as soon as you step off the plane!)
And then there is the Palacio da Pena. (you know what amazes me? back in the 17th century they didn’t have the technology they have today and they built AMAZING things. today they build… well, crap!)
“I have never seen such opulence.” Will said. Well put Will, I agree.
The Palacio da Pena is where the King and Queen of Portugal used to spend their summers.
Oh to be a queen… I wouldn’t have minded a summer or two at the Palacio da Pena either….
(sorry but it’s another picture overload post, 57 to be exact. but then again, beautiful places = lots of pictures. 
there are only pictures of the outside of the Palacio da Pena because they didn’t allow pictures inside)
where we lunched
clear blue sky
green!
on the way up to the Palacio
Palacio da Pena
you see those pretty pink flowers? Will told me they were pink lady’s feet and i believed him. sucker!
as you can see Lily was having a ball. i was nervous about the walls being to short
always climbing things. this is where Lily gets it from.
Lily loved the texture of the tiles
i mean, if you were a queen wouldn’t you want to be greeted home by this guy? HA! no….
cheers!
what the heck!? amazing and beautiful. i can’t imagine living and being around such beautiful things all the time. i bet living in the united states depresses you…
@Jess,
well, the states aren’t as old but there’s a lot of beauty in the states as well.
Truly amazing. I cannot imagine being so near such history and ancient handicraft like this. Portugal is truly magical! I would go crazy living somewhere with so much to photograph!!!