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Exploring Évora

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Oct. 15:  We are loving our pousada and the features that make it unique.  We especially like that we now sleep where the nuns used to.  Our day began when we went to breakfast in the most gorgeous breakfast nook either of us have been in to date. 

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Beja, Évora’s Easy Going Cousin

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Oct. 16:  We both found Évora to be totally charming and neither of us were in a rush to leave, even though we knew Beja was our final destination for the day.  The carriage ride yesterday revealed a few places we wanted to see today and so it was.

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Guadiana Valley Natural Park and Serpa

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Oct 17:  We are soaking up the tranquil vibes in Beja, as we should, since tomorrow, we are headed to the Algarve.  When in Rome. . . . .

As we noted yesterday, the woman at the pousada told us that most of the town’s sights are closed early Sunday and all of Monday. 

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Alcoutim to Palace of Estói

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Oct. 18: We awoke this morning knowing that our Alentejan chapter was complete.  With no sense of urgency, we took the better part of the day to head south and land in Estoi in the Algarve region of Portugal where I am now writing.  The Algarve is the southernmost portion of Portugal. 

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Exploring Ria Formosa

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Oct. 19:  Well, travel can wear you down, or at least I should say it can wear me down.  Despite it being the end of summer weather, I have managed to get a bit of a cold.  But I wasn’t going to let something like that stop me. 

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Faro to Cabo de São Vicente

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Oct. 20:  Palatial life – now this, we can get used to.  We are hanging at the Palace, pretending we are royalty.  Is there a better way to spend an evening?  Our morning began with the massages I had scheduled yesterday.  I was really looking forward to some much needed self-care time. 

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Walking In Sagres and the Alentejan Coast

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Oct. 21:  I awoke just in time to catch the colorful sunrise off our balcony.  The sunrise was almost as pretty as the sunset last night.  The extra sleep and grocery isle healing was working its magic and for this I was grateful.  This being said, Dan and I adjusted our meeting time with Carla who was going to take us walking in Sagres.  

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Vila Nova de Milfontes to Queluz Palace

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Oct. 22:  We are back in Lisbon.  Our Southern Portuguese circle is complete.  And tomorrow morning, we will cross the big pond called the Atlantic Ocean.  But there’s still a lot of ground to cover before I sign off for a while.

Last night, we did a little ritual. 

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Portuguese Azulejos Photo Album

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Portugal, especially Lisbon, is filled with tiles, or azulejos as they are called in Portuguese. I took many, many pictures of tile facades on buildings as well as tiled walls and decorations.  It was hard for Dan and I to decide which ones we should share with you. We had to cut many of them to keep the picture album from becoming overwhelming.  

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