 | 27 December 2002
The view over Evora from the little lookout near the Roman Temple. As you can see, weather not so great today. |
 | 27 December 2002
Vines as far as the eye can see, spotted on the road between Evora and Mansuraz. |
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27 December 2002
View from the carpark just below Monsuraz. The sky was changing fast here, check it out in the next few shots from here! |
 | 27 December 2002
The small village of Monsuraz, from the castle on one end. |
 | 27 December 2002
I beleive you'd say this was the main square of Evora... at dusk of course. |
 | 27 December 2002
What's left of the Roamn Temple at Evora (aka. Templo Romano) at night. |
 | 28 December 2002
Orange trees in your garden and blue/white tiled walls. Well, not your typical house here in Evora, but pretty nice all the same. |
 | 28 December 2002
Marble (I think!) sculpture by the Roman Temple in Evora. |
 | 28 December 2002
This is a rather famous fountain here in Evora. I should know the name, but I forget (oops!). |
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28 December 2002
Panorama from the hillside above Evoramonte. |
 | 28 December 2002
Rather unusual tree (growing out of the wall!) spotted while driving around the Portugese countryside. |
 | 28 December 2002
Small Chapel in the remarkable village of Marvao - at an altitude of 900m and surrounded by huge walls it's very impressive. |
 | 28 December 2002
Walls around the fortress one end of the hilltop village of Marvao. |
 | 28 December 2002
More walls and fortress type stuff in Marvao, and check out that view behind, we're at an altitude of 900m here, which is pretty high for this area. |
 | 28 December 2002
On top of the Keep in the Marvao fortress: Rob, Renne, Anna, Nick, Mark, Emma & Matt. |
 | 29 December 2002
Pigeons take off in the main square of Tomar. |
 | 29 December 2002
Inside the Convent of Christ, here at Tomar. The structure in the background there is the main churh of this enourmous walled citadel. |
 | 29 December 2002
Looking down on Tomar from the walls of the Convent of Christ on the hillside above. |
 | 29 December 2002
A stone carving above one of the entrances to the church within the Convent of Christ. |
 | 29 December 2002
The Convent of Christ complex is vast - here we are in a small open square below the church. |
 | 29 December 2002
The domed roof of the church within the Convent of Christ here at Tomar. |
 | 29 December 2002
The small village of Nazare, from the even smaller village of Sitio perched on the cliff above. |
 | 30 December 2002
Surf's up in Nazare! |
 | 30 December 2002
Rob on the beach in Nazare during a rare sunny spell. |
 | 30 December 2002
A local woman busy preparing the rather bizarre local fish. It's skinned and gutter, but for some reason the head is left on totally intact. |
 | 30 December 2002
Emma, Matt and finally Mark climbing up the wall of the Moorish Castle high above Sintra. |
 | 30 December 2002
Two contrasting buildings in the village of Sintra. The blue tiled one on the right is part of the central hotel here... no idea about the other. |
 | 30 December 2002
A small alleyway in the village of Sintra. |
 | 31 December 2002
One side of the Monument to the Discoveries (Padrao dos Descobrimentos) in the Belem district of Lisbon. This is the side closest to the city, so that's the east face, right? |
 | 31 December 2002
Close up of the east face of the Monument to the Discoveries (Padrao dos Descobrimentos). |
 | 31 December 2002
The tower of Belem, built between 1514 and 1520 in the Lisbon district of the same name. |
 | 31 December 2002
Close up of The tower of Belem. |
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31 December 2002
The whole of Placa do Commercio, central Lisbon. |
 | 31 December 2002
Matt in a cheesy NYE pose somewhere in the Bairro Alto neighbourhood of Lisbon. |
 | 31 December 2002
NYE bar, Bairro Alto, Lisbon |
 | 31 December 2002
Happy New Year! |
 | 31 December 2002
Here's a closer look at the central statue in Placa do Commercio. |
