Day 2 - Sintra
On our second day we ventured out to Sintra which is just an hour from Lisbon and was the home of royals. Our first stop was a 12th century Moorish castle. The walls were so well preserved you felt as if we were on the "lookout" as we walked the castle walls and thru the turrets.
Another cool site here was the Pena Palace. The architecture is a combination of Arabic and renaissance design. The palace was beautiful and one of the most unique places we've seen on our trip.
When returning to Lisbon we enjoyed dinner at No Chiado, a restaurant our friend Josh suggested. I got a delicious traditional egg dish with salted white fish. The best part was the sumer concert of local singers which was performed in the square next to the restaurant. Brian had an interesting local specialty drink of beer and Snappy (their version of Sprite). It was pretty good especially for a warm summer evening. We wanted to head out on the town after this to see what all the fuss was about regarding the Barrio Alto. It's basically a set of streets where everyone gets their drinks but ventures out into the streets and socializes. Given it was a Tuesday night it was still fairly lively.
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