Cascais is to the west of Lisbon that is on the water. The water is specifically the water of the Atlantic Ocean and not the Tagus River. Having just recently found out that I have been directionally mixed up, thinking the flow of the Tagus was in the West to East which is the wrong direction. Perhaps I just got the North and South mixed up? We took the metro for 45 minutes and got to this quaint beach town. We wandered thru the town and looked at the wares for sale. Lots of tiny shops and stands stood all along the crooked pedestrian street, our walk to the beach. We megandered to the Fort-like structure at the waters edge and then found an art district. Many artists had galleries here and we popped into each one. This caused us to work up a strong thirst for day drinking and a hunger for lunch consumption. It took a while to find a place that had all of our requirements: a view, a breeze and a Portuguese menu. When we finally settled on a place that we saw from across Dom Pedro I's square. We had hit the jackpot with the guesthouse restaurant at the Vila Cascais (https://www.villacollection.pt/reservadavilla/)!
Super tile on the train station
Off we go!
We must be on the right train
These circles were adjustable like a set of blinds
What a great place
The Citadela de Cascais at the beach.
Sails
The breeze off of the water
The portly Captain, Dom Carlos I
The base is a ship's prow
This house is so detailed
The town has a great logo
Two beauties
Foot volleyball
The Palacete Seixas
Multi person paddle boards.
One elaborate construction
Love these tile paintings randomly appearing
Is she wearing a hat or a pile of textiles?
A placid and calm beach
The citadel at the marina
Arches upon arches
Yellow arch
That glow
The arches from the other side
This palm tree is hugging the corner
A sharp edge on these walls
Peeking through the glass
Sliced Mike
Looking out thoughtfully
What is missing here?
Tis I!
Horizontal slices
A great place to have a gallery
Jenga Sculpture
Here's looking at you!
Gas pump?
Arches in the wall
Town is on the other side
So white and clean!
A fig tree growing out of the wall
Like tiny bonsai
Growing slowly but steadily
Classic pastel colors
A very sharp edge
Great cut away art
Big feet
Peek
A boo!
A new park to stroll through
Great shade and breeze in the park
New growth on an old stump
Turtle time
Great patterns
Whitewashed bright
Lunch time
Bougainvillea hedge
King me!
Dom Pedro I
Another new sidewalk pattern
At last a place for lunch at the Villa Cascais
A collection of old tile re-used
Keeping with the blue theme
We chose the bubbly sangria
And we liked it !
Mexican Ladies with their colorful garb
When we ordered the chocolate moose I thought that we would get this entire bowl
We got an extra large scoop instead
Tile work is inescapable
Stylish
Brass stairs
Yellow!
Jenga only with black vans transferring tourists
Surf is up
The institute of brilliance, they invited us in but we were busy
More Yellow
Is it just for kids? We asked
We were told that giants are allowed
Slippery seat
Lie a kid again
Omar offered to fan hard enough for two rows of folks if he were allowed to operate the fan
Regatta out in the Atlantic
Back at the Train Station
So quaint and then the graffiti ruins it
