I woke up early Saturday to book an extra evening at the hostel in Lisbon because I decided to book a day trip to Sintra and Cascais and the tour was to return at 7 pm.
The group piled in the van at 10 a.m. to begin the westward journey. The light rain created a light mist adding a sense of mysticism. We walked through gardens around the city and through the small winding streets admiring history and charm. One of the shops we had the chance to taste various wines, jams, jellies and cheeses and we stopped into a shop for some traditional pastries.
We then visited the Quinta de Regaleira. A surreal mansion and gardens. Three of us (two fellow hostellers and myself) explored the grounds freely walking up and down through small passage ways trying to get ourselves lost in the history around us. We quickly found underground tunnels and galleries leading us to the Poço Iniciáto where we walked up the 30m nine tiered spiral bringing our imagination alive.
Our trek then continued to Cabo da Roca, the most western tip of Europe, where we felt the Atlantic wind blow though our hair like many have for centuries before us.
When we returned to the hostel, the three of us who together explored the wonderful Quinta de Regaleira, decided to go and wander the streets of Alfama for some food. During our adventure we quickly found a street party where we were had some drinks and eventually found a street restaurant with room for us to eat some grilled sardines.
Our sleepy walk back brought us back safely to the hostel around 1:30.
Sounds like a perfect night! I'm excited to see some pictures of your adventure!
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