- Monserrate park
Again, no idea what this is. Some sort of blossoming succulent. - Monserrate park
I think this is some kind of cycad, but I really can't figure out which one. - Monserrate Main Hall
The ceiling in the Main hall. - Music room
The ceiling in the Music room. Apparently there is wonderful acoustic in this room. Not if it is crowded with tourists... - Gallery in Monserrate
- Gallery in Monserrate
- Monserrate Main Hall
I do have a soft spot for this kind of architecture. - Monserrate
In 1846, Francis Cook, the 1st Viscount of Monserrate, built this Gothic-Indian-Moorish-shiny-pretty palace. - Triton fountain
The base of the Triton fountain. What a lovely angry fish this is. - Monserrate
Triton fountain in the park of Monserrate. - Palácio Nacional de Mafra
- Palácio Nacional de Mafra
One of the largest royal palaces, this one was commissioned by João V and built in 1717-1755. And yes, there is wildfire smoke in the background. - Cloister
What a lovely cloister this is. - Doors in one of the cloister
I don't quite get these doors, to be honest. - Marble Hallway
- Room of discoveries
Ceiling in the Room of Discoveries by Bernardo António de Oliveira Góis (c. 1770-c. 1820) and Cyrillo Volkmar Machado (1748-1823). - Cabo Carvoeiro
- Cabo Carvoeiro
A fogbow, also known as white rainbow. Because, well, it forms on fog and is whitish. - Ilhéu da Papôa
If you look closely, you will see a catamaran in the fog. Well, the hull is hidden in the fog, but the sail peeks out. - Ilhéu da Papôa
- Hotel garden
- Praia da Gigi
- Praia da Gigi
- Praia da Gigi
What a wonderful misty - foggy - haary morning :-) - Fog!
I just learned a new word: sea fog is called haar. And yes, there was a lot of fog in the morning.