Lisbon

Scenes as we walk into the town of Cascais.

The walk was hot, so we saw a white rabbit that invited us into this odd hotel for a cold drink.

We kept on calling it the 'White Lotus Hotel'.

It was a nice break.

After a 'light' lunch we continued down the coastal road, finding great views and interesting things.

We walked through some neighborhoods to the Boca do Inferno, translated as ‘mouth/opening/entrance of hell’

It is a natural stone cave that collapsed and created an arch.

The famous British Alexander Crowley spiritualist/medium/charlatan staged his own suicide there. Read more about it here:
https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-01-22/boca-do-inferno-in-cascais/57855

We took the train along the coast and ended up in Cascais.

Headed straight to the market sincy they are only open until 2pm.

Then when we got there realized the fresh market is only Wednesdays and Saturdays. ( What day is today?!?)

The fish market was open…

Street scenes on our way.

And Kenn with a rare Kenn sign.

This was a much easier way to get up the hill. And since Pieter sang this song badly out loud, you are all now blessed with an earthworm if you watch the video.

He he he.

Great views of a great city. Walking down the avenue.

Our final view of the city, checking that we have been on all seven hills.

Check.

Then João took us back to our place, leaving us with not only lots of tips of places to go, but more importantly, a whole new appreciation of Lisbon.

His passion for his city of Lisboa is unmatched, and by the end of his tour we were in love with this city.

Thank you João.

Hope to see you again real soon…

The royal palace in Ajuda had quite the history, but is still being used for major goverment functions and presidential events.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Ajuda