Tiles and Tarts

Six tarts in four days could be considered a modest introduction to Lisbon. By george they know how to make them tarts.

We both agreed the best was from Sintra, crunchy outer layer of pastry, warm gooey custard in the middle with a nice toasty brown roof that with one bite explodes a fountain of love inside your mouth.

With Jamie's prior experience of the area, she led the way with favourite sight's and sound's. At Sintra we visited the National Palace and Castle Mouros, we covered a good 20km walking through the gardens and town, Ian in constant amazement of the beauty before him... Jamie leading the way.

Lisbon itself was a stunning city after our four months in Southern America. We were gobsmacked at how clean and well presented the place was. We had to keep pinching ourselves for where we had come from was such a different world.

We spoiled ourselves with delicious meals and treats when we could and enjoyed the group house we stayed in. Meeting fellow travellers and students from Mexico, Turkey and Germany.

Our introduction back into Europe could not have been more seemless or delightful. If it were not for our three month limitation for our Euro travel visa, we woud have spent another month roaming around Portugal and then into Spain.
Maybe that will be a holiday for another day.