To be honest, I don't remember the last time I went to the Pena's Palace's Gardens but, after last Tuesday, I'm surely going back. The initial plan was to take a small walk along the gardens and visit the interior of the palace but, when we went to buy the tickets, we were told that there was at least an hour waiting line to get in. With that we decided to just see the gardens and, if we had time, pass near the palace and ask about the line. The day started sunny, though soon enough the sun was covered by the clouds that normally surround Sintra. It wasn't a bad thing, really. The glowing forest became more mystical, and the sunlight turned into an enchanting mist that allowed me to take these stunning pictures. Bad side of things: the walk had to ended earlier than we expected since the wind and cold came as well and our jackets were in the car far bellow where we were. We did try to visit the palace but, when we finally reached it, it was just too late and we wouldn't be able to see it properly (or take any decent pictures!). Hope you like these!

Here are a couple more photos I took on my last walk in Belém. Unfortunately the weather wasn't as good as I wanted it to be, but I was able to capture a bit of color on this cloudy day. After our usual stop at Starbucks we decided to take a walk on the nearest park where we found a couple selling all types of balloons for the kids and blowing soap bubbles. Because of the cold the walk ended there, but I was able to take a few pictures of the Jeronimo's Monastery and the Gulbenkian's Planetarium as we walked back to the car. Hope you like them!

Since these days art as decided to leave the four enclosing doors of a museum and come outside, I'm probably going to make this a frequent thing. Today I give you a creative (and, let's be honest - cute) creation by Artur Bordalo, or as he is known, Bordalo II, named "Big Raccoon", right in Belém. This artist uses only metal, trash and other found materials to create his masterpieces, making it feel like the sculptures are actually part of the scenery. Bordalo II has more of his artwork scattered across Portugal, and I'm surely interested in seeing what comes next. If you want to follow him go to his Facebook account and be amazed by everything that he has created so far.

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If you stay long enough you'll learn that I love cats - especially my cats. This big baby here is Salem, the most playful and loving cat you can find. Also the sleepiest cat. But it's okay...I still love him dearly. Besides, whenever I point the camera at him he thinks he's a model.