Sintra- Pena National Palace

After the Moor Castle you only need to take a ten minute bus ride to the next hill where the palace is located. Both trips on the bus are a little sketchy as the road is very small and the bus driver drives very fast. Nevertheless we made it safely.

The lighting through the tree made for a very magical walk and the density of the forest reminded me a lot of Santa Cruz.

 Seeing the palace through the trees I was struck by how different it was from any other palace I have been too.

Red, yellow and purple: The colors alone made it so unique.

And the art work decorating the exterior made it even more of a strange and grand sight to see.

Not to mention the sheer height of the palace was impressive

Combined with the view

 I especially like the switch back gate and its decorations.

I found another great collection of art in this passage to the terrace.

 The view from the terrace was amazing.

It was also very exciting to see the interior of the palace so well preserved. You could really get a sense of much grandeur the Royal families lived with.

We ended our trip to Lisbon with one of Portugal's famous Fado shows. Located just below our hostel we paid around 20 euro for dinner and show. It was pretty funny that we were the only people in the restaurant and non of us could understand the lyrics of the Portuguese singer. However, with Fado the emotion of the singing is enough to appreciate it.