A day in Sintra - A must to day trip
Yesterday, we spent the day touring Sintra, which is a small town about 15km west of Lisbon - towards the atlantic coast. This area holds the title for being the western most part of Europe. We actually stood in the western most room of the western most castle in all of Europe! The tourist center even gives out certificates if you stay for sunset since you are the last in Europe to watch it go down! We started off our day by going to Pastelaria Suica for some yummy treats and cafe. Then we boarded the train in Rossio and headed out to Sintra. This was the resort town for the King back in the day and now it is still a rich coastal area. We started by walking up to the old village area and on the way we passed some sort of happy government protest. There was music coming fro the loudspeakers, but all the police were on strike sitting around. Anyways, we first stopped at the Palacio Nactional de Pena (National Palace of Pena). This was the Portuguese royal vacation pal...
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