Sintra and Church

Yesterday (Saturday) we went to a nearby city called Sintra. It is beautiful. Amazing. It is a very lush paradisey place. So first we went to the Pena Palace. Doesn’t that just sound fancy? It is on top of this huge hill, so obviously we had to hike for an hour to get up it. It wasn’t too hot, and most of the hike was pretty shady. Still, we all got super sweaty. Then we got up to the palace. It used to be a summer home for the Portuguese royal family. We were able to walk through it all see how everything was laid out. A lot of the original furniture was still there. And since it was on top of that hill it had awesome views. After a ton of walking around and pictures, we descended and started towards lunch. We got it at this buffet place. It was good. Then we headed over to the Quinta da Regaleira. This is a “fairy tale garden terrain” according to my roommate. It is like this 11 acre land that has winding paths, gardens, some underground tunnels, a palace, a little chapel, a fountain, and so many turret things that you can climb up. Pretty cool. We just explored for hours. There were so many places to explore. We kinda got lost. We did not see everything that there was to see. Highly recommend. Then we went and got gelato and looked at some souvenir stuff. Portugal is know for its cork (apparently, seems kinda random to me). So I bought this little cork wallet. Yup. Then we started heading home. I was sooooo tired. We had been walking around so much. We took the train back, and there were no seats, so we had to stand for 45 more minutes. Joy. I was destroyed. Therefore, today was chill demais. So, we went to a cute little branch. Then I came home. We had a little Come Follow Me session. Then I laid on my bed. Then we ate dinner together. Then I laid on my bed some more. Then we went to Mass (obviously, who doesn’t on a Sunday). Then I laid on my bed some more. I love my bed. Now I am mentally and physically prepared for the week! Yay life.