Day #157

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BESTEST PERSON WHO BIRTHED ME THANKS FOR DOING THAT AND ALSO BEING THE BEST EVER I LOVE YOU AND HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR ANGELFOOD CAKE AND GOT TO BINGE WATCH AS MUCH JANE AUSTEN AS YOU WANTED

Today started with me asking Tom if he thought it would rain. We looked at the forecast. 0% chance of rain. 

(I bet some of you know where this is headed already because you're all smart cookies)

We decided to head to Sintra, a town about 14 miles west of Lisbon. The train ride was about 45 minutes, and a round trip was under €5- what a bargain!

We stepped off the train and, you guessed it, folks! (Or maybe you didn't) it was raining! Mostly mist and fog and light sprinkle. We took a picture with all the fog because fog.

Everything was still incredibly green and gorgeous, though. We wanted through a park with strange paper mâché animals for a bit before finding the actual tourist information center and little shops on the side of the hill with delicious food and adorable nick nacks. Speaking of that delicious food...

I died and went to heaven goodbye friends this is what I want to eat for the rest of my life.

By that time the fog had started to clear, and we walked back the same way we'd come... But found an extremely different view:

PSYCH APPARENTLY THERE WAS A CASTLE BACK THERE.

We got some traditional Sintra pastries from a shop in which a HUGE Red Sox fan worked, and he was very excited that we were not only from the states, but code to Boston!

After the train ride home we stopped by the oldest book shop still in use today (1732) called Bertrand Bookshop. I read a book about Star Wars posters.

For dinner, we made a small alteration to our meal from yesterday- we added an egg to our cheeseburgers with lettuce and caramelized onion. Not. Too. Shabby.

Not a great picture, but just look at those layers. 

We met up again with our friends with whom we visited Toledo since they happened to be in Lisbon as well. Safe travels, everybody!