Portugal Pics

Above: Inside the Palace of the Dukes of Braganca in Guimaraes
Above: View from our window in Porto
Above: Chrystin, Jacqui, Alina, Me at Casa do Livro in Porto
Above: the river Douro and Ponte Dom Luis I bridge in Porto
Above: Chrystin, Jacqui, Me at the Quinta Regaleira in Sintra.
Above: crossing the grotto inside the Quinta de Regaleira in Sintra
Above: Inside "Cave of the Orient" in the Quinta de Regaleira
Above: view of Rossio square in Lisbon
Above: Chrystin, Jacqui, Alina, Me at the Castelo de Sao Jorge in Lisbon
Above: standing in Rossio square in Lisbon

Porto List

Solar oinho de vento

Casa do livro bar

Duoro wines: Porca de murca

Brasa dos leoes

Poets Hostel

Day trip to Guimaraes

Rua dos Caldeireiros

Ponte Dom Luis I bridge

Rio Douro

Praca da liberdade

LISBON LIST

Origami sushi restaurant

Yes! Hostel

Rossio Square

Rua Augusta

Walk through Alfama neighborhood

Santa Luzia viewpoint

"Sumaria" smoothie shop

Castelo de Sao Jorge

Day trip to Sintra

Day trip to Cascais

Lux

BBC

OP Art

I see London...

Above: Emily and me in front of Buckingham Palace
Above: Me and Emily in front of the Tower of London Bridge
Above: Reunion! Chrissy, Emily and me
Above: Emily in front of Hamley's (FAO Schwartz equivalent)
Above: Emily and me in front of the London Eye
Above: Me in front of Big Ben

I spy Madrid

Above: By a fountain in Retiro Park. I LOVE fountains!
Above: On gran via
Above: In front of the Palacio Real

Marbella

Here are some overdue pictures from my trip to Marbella with my mom and Emily three weeks ago.

Alcazaba

After we ventured up to the Castillo my mom and I went to the Alcazaba. The Alcazaba is a Moorish fortification dating back to the 8th century. It was built to serve as the palace to the governors of the city. Fountains, flowing water, gardens, and stars are all symbols of the Arabi influence.

Above: My mom standing near one of the gardens
Below: Example of the flowing water throughout the Alcazaba
Above: Star symbol made from stones
Below: Me standing in the Alcazaba with a view of the Castillo de Gibralfaro behind me

Castillo de Gibralfaro

The Castillo de Gibralfaro is located just east of the historic center in Málaga. It was built as a military garrison and coastal vantagepoint in the Phoenician-Punic times. From 1487, the year of Málaga's incorporation in the Crown of Castile, until 1925 when a Royal Decree of Alphonse XIII handed the town over to the population, the castle was used exclusively for military purposes. There is a defensive barbican that surrounds the fortress and opens towards the Coracha, a fortified path leading down to the Alcazaba. Although there is a bus that you can take up to the Castillo my mom and I walked up the rocky path and it was quite the hike! Definitely worth it though for the great views along the way.

Above: Me standing on the rampart
Below: Me in the lookout turret

Trip to Ronda

Saturday my mom and I traveled to Ronda for the night. Ronda is a beautiful town less than two hours from Málaga and home to the oldest bullring in Spain.

Above we are standing in the bullring! There is only a bullfight here ONCE a year (in September). Get your tickets now, literally.


I'm on a horse! It was so funny, while we were inside the bullring and museum I kept telling my mom I was really dying to go horseback riding ( random I know). When we exited the ring there was a man charging 2euro to sit on his horse. Good enough.
Here we are standing in front of the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains.

Mu in Málaga

Yesterday my mom arrived in Málaga! Aunque ella está un poco enferma, she is pushing through and we are having a great time. Here is a video from the lookout point on the way to Castillo de Gibralfaro.

Sightseeing

Today Clay and I decided to do some sightseeing. Above I am standing on the terrace of the AC Palacio Hotel with a view of the Cathedral behind me. Above is a view of Calle Larios. This is where all of the main shops are. It is a beautiful street and my new apartment is off of it.
Above I am sitting on the terrace of the AC Palacio Hotel. It has a beautiful view of the entire city as well as the water.
Above I am standing in Calle Larios with a view of the Cathedral behind me.
Above I am standing in Plaza de la Merced. We generally go out to eat and to bars in this area.