For me Portugal has never been a country that caught my attention. Last year I decided to go and see what the neighborhood, since it is good to know your closest companions, and since then I found places that are worth seeing: For example Lisbon with the great estuary of the Tagus River from its monumental bridge "Twenty-April" almost 2 kilometers long, all steel, and the lengthy bridge Basque da Gama "17.2 miles, considered the longest in Europe, connects Montijo and Sacavém near the Park of Nations, where Expo was 98. Seen as night gives an impression of infinity, do not see the end, both are wonderful. Later, on the outskirts of Lisbon is the Jeronimos Monastery in Belem, with its style between late Gothic and Renaissance, which highlights its magnificent cloister, I liked it so much I even made a note of it. Then we move to a small town called Sintra near Lisbon, where we find the Palacio de Pena, one of the principal residences of the Portuguese royal family in the nineteenth century with a romantic nineteenth-century Portuguese, is the heritage of humanity, and seems entirely a tale princess palace. On the way to Coimbra we find Batalha Monastery a, too late Gothic style, with many, pediments, capitals, pinnacles, and doors that are called imperfect doors with triple arcades that leave you speechless. Also with great joy we discovered a beautiful fishing village called Nazareth, there we took an elevator that took us to the top where people can observe and beach. From there we headed to the Cave of Hell where the ocean waves coming in and seems to swallow, Fatima with their religiosity to the surface came later, although I must say that consumption also seems to now win the battle to the mystical. And finally, Coimbra with its magnificent old university library, and especially their slopes to reach it, that it take a long time to forget. In short, it was worth the trip and had the opportunity to demystify stereotypes. Its inhabitants, though I suppose there are all, I found a bit dry on the deal, but I prefer not to generalize.
I feel what is happening to the poor Portugal, rescue and all that. I will always remember this song from the tuna dedicated to our neighbor country, well sure, one or some know. It reads:
We
singers Lusitana land,
Songs We bring the air and sea,
We filling the balconies and windows
In ancient melodies of Portugal.
Oporto red wine filled meadows
red flowers covering the coast will
Green is the Tajo, green are the two sides
Both national flag colors.
For all your ground is a charm
Why, wonders why he sees you,
Ay Portugal because I love you so
Why, oh why envy you all why
be that your women are beautiful,
be that the wine gladdens the heart,
Will your beautiful roses smell good,
will, you will be bathed in sunshine.
