Lisbon

Surprise! Temperature over 100 degrees! Can you tell I am roasting?!!!!

Monument to the discoveries.

Giant indoor food market. Here's our wonderful guide, Rita. So lucky to have her!

Algarve

The stunning rocks by the shores of the resort town of Lagos

The sun-kissed shores of the Algarve. The dramatic cliffs and beautiful beaches of the Sagres Peninsula, with the spectacular views across Baleeira Beach, reaching Cape St. Vincent at the southern-most tip of Portugal pointing into the Atlantic Ocean. Ah, finally, the sea and the sky!

Lucy, do you recognize the bag you got me from Paris? Perfect for my trip. Obrigada!

These agave trees look like giant bonsais that have been pruned.

At a stud ranch where Lusitano horses have been reared since the 18th century.

It was 110 degrees that day, and my face was radiating so much heat that you could light a cigar against my cheeks! I thought I would evaporate into a puddle of sweat!

Evora

Church of St. Francis built in Gothic style.

Capela dos Ossos (Bone Chapel), lined with bones of the poor, with an entrance plaque that reads, "We bones that are here await yours."

Driving by Monsaraz where groves of cork oaks can be seen, with the stripped trunks in orange color.

Their version of Stonehenge, where marriageable girls would run around the central stone 3 times to ensure that their intended spouse would turn out to be tops. No, I didn't bother to run--so call me a cynic!