Tiny town filled with beaches and water activities 1) Ship into the sea ( like 20 miles into the sea) to see Dolphins, up close! Like 30-40 of them. Pretty whistling creatures. It was surreal. 2) Boat into the caves. Funny boat guy who told us stories about the caves and made funny formations out of them! Oared past several tiny beaches, including nude ones. 3) Swimming through the caves- Best part of the whoooole trip! I literally swam from one beach to the ...

Jeronimo's monastery Next to the Belem Tower, this church is supposed to be highly significant for the Portugese. It was chock o block with people that day. And the stained glass work here was as brilliant as any other in Portugal and Spain. Funnily enough, we never made it to the famous Belem Tower. We just went by the gardens around the area and hopped on a bus. Must come back to visit the tower and taste the Pastis de Belem. Archaelogical Museum It was fil...

Baixa Chiado and Bairro Alto Too beautiful! Starts with the river side..it's filled with musicians. People, couples, smells, colours...you can feel the celebration in the air! As you walk past the the bars and restaurants...you come to a huuuuge square and an imposing arch...somewhat like Arc de Triomphe.Every night at 10, 11 and 12 a brilliant light show happens here. It's tough to describe its awesomeness in mere words. If you cross this and keep walking, ...

So the started off with an amaaazing half an hour train ride to Cascais. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascais Everyone kept talking about Cascais so I had sky high expectations from the place. Turns out it is a collection of 3-4 very small beaches. I like never ending stretches of water and huge sandy beaches. Hence I was a little disappointed. But it is a very touristy town, with lot of eating places, shopping outlets and water activities. We did walk by this...

Sintra 1. Pena palace Many parts of it were under renovation. Still worth a visit, The interiors are far more interesting than the exterior! The palace has an arabic/manuel mixed architecture. It is situated on top of a hill, view from the top is amazing. According to me the best parts of the palace are: Trompe l'oeil- a room which is 2D painted and gives the effect of having 3D objects. First ever Bathtub-cum-shower, like ever :P Stained glass!! Beauti...