Lisbon, Portugal.
The day after our trip to Gibraltar, we headed for Lisbon, Portugal. On the way, we passed through Palos de la Frontera, which is near the city of Huelva. This is the location where Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World.
Street sign in Palos de la Frontera
We arrived at our hotel in Lisbon, which was next to the Tagus river. Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and nearly a quarter of Portugal's population resides within.
On our first day, we took a boat to Sesimbra for a day at the beach. On our second day, we took a short drive to Sintra, where we went to the Pena Palace. The Pena Palace is a colorful 19th century castle sitting atop a mountain. King Ferdinand II is credited for the magnificent romantic palace and park. The palace is one of Portugals most popular monuments. Below the palace sits many winding garden pathways with exotic plants from all over the world.
View from the terrace after climbing the winding garden pathways
Standing at the corner of the palace that overlooks Lisbon
Andrew, Alex, and Ira posing for a photo with the clock tower building - Better not look down!
There was also another Moorish castle next to the Pena Palace, but we were unable to visit. The "Castle of the Moors" is a medieval stone castle that was built nearly 10 centuries before the Pena Palace.
After we spent a long day at the castle, we drove to the western-most point of Continental Europe, Cabo da Roca. When peering over the edge of the rocks, you look straight down and the rough Atlantic Ocean splashing against the cliff.
Western-most point - It was extremely windy
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