Sunday, September 30, 2012

Portugal: The Land of Jokesters

Out of all the places we visited during our two week adventure I probably knew the least about Portugal. Well my friends it turns out that Portugal is a magnificent place with a rich history, unique castles, delicious local foods (especially cod!), extremely helpful/welcoming people, and of course jokesters. In fact I believe Portugal actually means Land of Jokesters in Portuguese (...Scholars maintain that the translation was lost hundreds of years ago), ha!

But in all seriousness Portugal was probably my favorite part of the trip; Lisbon is a relatively calm city similar to San Fransisco with it's hilly landscapes, trolley cars and red bridge! The elegant buildings sit along a hilly coast line, perfectly contrasting with the cloudless blue skies. Plus, when you only know one word in the native language (obrigado - thank you) everything automatically becomes more exotic ;)

Man if I thought I was in-love with Madrid, I don't even know what to call my fascination with Portugal! This is certainly not my last trip to this amazing country.

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  1. Gorg. I've never thought twice about Portugal but your photos make me want to visit. And I HAVE to go to the Land of Jokesters :)

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    1. The Jokesters are CLASSIC and the country is absolutely gorgeous! I feel like no one ever talks about going to Portugal...it's a hidden treasure!

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  2. I love Portugal with all my heart! :) Have been there last June and really liked going through your blog posts about it...
    Greetings from Spain,
    Stefanie

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    1. Portugal was amazing. I can't wait to go back some day and explore it's hidden treasures some more =)

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