Posts Tagged ‘Sintra’

Portugal, Day 15 – Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra

Saturday, October 6th, 2012

Dennis at Quinta da Regaleira

Clare With Lion Sculpture

Beautiful Fountain at Quinta da Regaleira

It was our last full day in Portugal and we had a promise to fulfill.

We promised Pedro we would visit the Quinta Da Regaleira before leaving, so we took a day trip to Sintra. It was easy to navigate the Subway to the Train Station and soon we were zipping away with Lisbon behind. I was excited because I knew we were in for a treat!

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Portugal, Day 7 – Rock Climbing, Sintra

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

Rock Climbing is below the Moorish Castle
We Climbed on Granite Domes Just Below the Moorish Castle!

Clare Climbing Into the Light
Clare Bathed in Sunlight On Solar

Dennis Climbing Solar
Dennis Climbing Solar

Two days of climbing in a row, how lucky am I? We drive to Sintra and park the truck. From the truck, we wander around a bit and then head up to the climbing crag. I’m just itching to sample some granite…Pedro said we would climb underneath a castle on granite and I had him repeat it to me, just to make sure I wasn’t day dreaming!

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