Cheryl & Elwin's Adventures

Arriving at our castle in Obidos we learned that there was a large peace garden called the Buddha Eden founded by the owner of the Bacalhoa Wine Company after the Taliban and ISIS destruction of many prominent Buddhist sites in…

Enjoy the artistry.

So what is it like to stay in a convent? Fabulous! We arrived at the Convento do Espinheiro for an overnight before touring Evora. The rooms were all integrated and restored in the old convent, and the food and the…

After a quick stop to visit the studio (and wife) of Luis Soares, a Potugese artist we purchased a work from in 1989 in NYC we were off to the east through the agricultural high country of Alto Alentejo.  As…

After another gorgeous sunrise from our castle room veranda, overlooking the marina it was off on the narrow and windy roads to Sintra. Sintra is a UNESCO World Heritage town in the hills several miles north of Cascais. It has…

We left Lisbon in the afternoon for Cascais, (pronounced Cascaish) which is west of Lisbon where the Tagus River meets the Atlantic Ocean. It is definitely a beach resort with the old world charm of a fishing village. Our hotel…

Day #2. We decided to explore other areas of Lisbon, especially the Alfama neighborhood in and around the castle, and then further west to Belem. Alfama is a very old neighborhood with many very narrow winding streets and alleyways that…

We arrived in Lisbon early this morning and after freshening up we hit the town. We started by the river at The Praca Comercio and then walked up and down the Baixa (Portugese for old town). We went up to…