Pieces of Portugal – Part 10 – More in Sintra

Things we saw on the way down, back into the town of Sintra, after our mountainous trek. We saw more beautiful tiles everywhere we went. So many different kinds of tiles too. I love them. I never tire of seeing them.

We found out this used to be a jail. Now it is a Boy Scout house.

These are private homes. WOW!!!!!

Once we made it back down the mountain, and into civilization again, we had worked up quite an appetite. So we found a little place to eat called Tasca saloia in Sintra. We took the last available seat outside, where we could take in the sites as we ate and relaxed.

We ordered more traditional Portuguese foods, but I can’t remember all the names of them. They were very good, that much I do know. 🙂

We ordered some more grilled sausages, that were grilled right at our table. I am assuming he is pouring alcohol over the sausage to get them to flame up.

It was so good. We ate it all. 🙂 There were two types of sausage on this platter, blood sausage and traditional chorizo.

Of course we had more olives and bread. The olives also had some fava beans mixed in this time. I could easily live on olives and bread, and wine too. 🙂

After relaxing a bit, and refueling, we strolled around Sintra a bit more before catching our train back to Lisboa. We went into the gardens to see and smell the flowers. I had to take pictures of the irises. Irises were my mother’s favorite flower, so whenever I see them, I think of my mom.

There was even a koi pond.

Once we made it back to our hotel, we were exhausted. It had been a very long, very full day, with lots of walking and hiking. We literally walked 14 miles this day. We were tracking our steps and our miles on our phones. We hit the bed as soon as we got in. We knew we had another early day again the next day, as we had to catch the train to head down south to the Algarve region. I will give you an intermission on our Portuguese adventures here, since the next session is in the Algarve region, the southern portion of Portugal, which is totally different than Lisboa.

We’ve been home less than two weeks, but we hit the ground running as soon as we got back. And believe it or not, I have been cooking a bit since we’ve been home too. I know, right?! Me cooking. Imagine that. 🙂 I will never run out of things to share. I have so many good things that are always going on. 🙂

Have a great day and make everyday great. Live life to the fullest (we always do). It’s not the destination that matters, but the journey. Enjoy the ride. ‘Til next time.