TogotoPenaNationalPalace,youreallyneedtotakeabusortaxi,becauseitisalongandsteepuphillclimbingfromSintraNationalPalace.Wecaughtbus#434outsideoftheTIofficewhichisaroundthecornerfromSintraNationalPalace.Paidthebusdriver1oeurosfortwobusticketsgoodforallday,andwentuptoPenaNationalPalace.
1.Evenafterthebusride,thereisstillanother10minutesuphillwalktogettothepalace.
2.Unfortunatelypartofthepalace...[
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Sintraneedsatleastafullday,twoifyouhaveit.Wewentthereinaday,andvisitedSintraNationalPalace,PenaNationalPalaceandMoorishCastle.TheRegaleiraPalaceissupposedtobereallygoodtoo,butwedidn'thavetimetovisitit.
1.SintraCityHall.
2.WalkingtoSintraNationalPalace.Itisabouta10-15minuteswalkfromthetrainstation.MoorishCastleisupinthemountains.
3.SintraNationalPalacewiththebig"Madonnabra"chi...[
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InitiallyIplannedtodoSintraandQueluzinoneday(theyare20minutesfromeachotherbytrain),butwhenIgottoLisbon,thehotelladytoldmethattherearesomuchtodoinSintrathatthereisnowayIcandoSintraandQueluzinoneday,sowevisitedQueluzonaseparateday.
FromRossioTrainStation,Queluzisabout20minutesaway.WeusedourLisbonCardforthetrainride.Aftergettingoffthetrain,therewasnosignforwhichdirectiontowalkforthepalace,wehadto...[
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IfyouonlywanttoseeonemuseuminLisbon,gototheNationalTileMuseum(MuseuNacionaldoAzulejo).ItissouniquelyPortuguese.
1.TiledisplayatNationalTileMuseum.
2.TiledisplayatNationalTileMuseum.
3.ThemuseumislocatedinaformerConvent.
4.ThechurchinsideNationalTileMuseum.
5.Thechurchisdecoratedwithpaintingsandtilesfromfloortoceiling.
6.Thechurchisdecoratedwithpaintingsandtilesfromfloortoce...[
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IfyouonlyhaveonedaytospendinLisbon,gotoBelém.Ithassomuchtosee.Wespentawholedaythere,andbarelyscratchedthesurface.
FromPraçadaFigueira(SquareoftheFigTree),Belémisaneasytram(#15)ride.
1.JerónimosMonastery.Itissobeautiful!!!
2.JerónimosMonastery.
3.JerónimosMonastery.
4.KidslearninghistoryinfrontofnavigatorVascodaGama'stombinsideJeró...[
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1、《天净沙·饿了》剁椒鱼头烤鸭，糖醋排骨对虾，水煮肉片凤爪，肉串鸡架，溜肥肠炒豆芽。2.《如梦令·宵夜》吃着干锅牛蛙，眼盯葱爆腰花。抽两口中华，干掉啤酒两扎。老板，老板，再拍一盘黄瓜。3.《咏鹅》鹅，鹅，鹅，曲项让我捉。拔毛再卤水，成盘摆上桌。4.《相见欢•吃吧》腰花豆皮猪红，多放葱，无奈冬天易冷，还有风。蛋煎饼，要薄脆，热烘烘。[
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Ittookabout2hourstoreachLisbon'sSantaApoloniaTrainStationfromCoimbra-BTrainStation.Againthetrainwaslate,only6minutesthistimethough.FoundourhotellocatedintheiconicLargodoCarmo(CarmoSquare)prettyeasy.Gettingtherewashard,becauseitisonthe3rdfloor(4thinU.S.'termsincetheycountthefirstfloorasgroundfloor)ofa19thcenturybuildingwithoutelevator.Wehadtoclimb72stepswithsuitcasesinhand:)
1.OurhotelroominLis...[
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ThereisonedirectbusadayfromCoimbratoTomar,butitleavesintheafternoon,soyouneedtostayovernightinTomar,whichIdidn'tplanon,soouronlyoptionwastotakethetrain,whichwaspainful.GoingtoTomar,wetookaregionaltrainfromCoimbra(A)toCoimbra-B,thenaninter-citytrain(25minuteslateandtheannouncementofthedelaywasinPortugueseonly)toEntrocamento,whichhadover10platforms,andnoelectronicdisplayofwhichplatformournexttrainwa...[
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BothAlcobaçaandBatalhaarefamousfortheirmonasteries.MonasteryofAlcobaçawasfoundedin1153.ItisbestknownfortwomagnificentGothictombsinthemonastery.OnewasforKingPedroI.Theotherwasforhismistress,InêsdeCastro,whowasmurderedontheordersofPedro'sfather,KingAfonsoIV.KingPedroIwantedtheirtombstobeclosesoattheLastJudgmentPedroandInêscanlookateachotherastheyrisefromtheirgraves.
1.M...[
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ThetrainridetoCoimbra,Portugalwasquiteuncomfortable.Firstofall,theschedulewasawful.ThetrainleftSalamanca,Spainat1am,anditwassupposedtoarriveatCoimbra,Portugalaround5am.SincePortugalisonehourbehindSpain,thiswassupposedtobea5-hourride.ButsomehowwestoppedalongtimeattheSpain/Portugalborders.Nobodygotonthetraintocheckpassportsoranything.TheonlyindicationweknewwewereinPortugalafterthetrainmovedagainwast...[
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