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go west - we visit the SW pointed Portugal - part 1

we have neighbors since yesterday, we hear that if we could Portuguese, we would understand what is spoken. the sound insulation between rooms - it seems that only a partition wall between two rooms to be without insulation in between - makes his neighbors were part of your life. but we note with constitutional because the neighbors ;-) 0705 were alive and persuaded the night, we were also awake, but then remained lying still clock to 0800 [ ClipHotel tivoli ].

after extensive breakfast we drove lagos and Ponta de Piedade to the so famous 'Algarve' to see. Today was more going on, a whole armada Spain seems to use the next day to Easter here to Verbing;

the marina is filled with Spaniards, the local fully in the one were we are now instead of 2 4 waiter waiter that the business will keep on running.

lagos is a popular tourist town, with very slippery pavement in wet, no fun, as to slide along tourist ;-)
we did not see too many, the pedestrian avenue was also rather empty - so pleasant to visit.


then we went to the Ponta da Piedade [clip] who allegedly famous cliff on the Algarve, leads the gang down about 140 steps, and up again ..... below must be arrived later find that access to the caves is not possible, the access is blocked. but one or the other bizarre cliff to see - but not so romantic and colorful as the photos of promotional brochures presented.

the wind every day is pretty hefitg, and leaves only the evening again. Thus, it is front illuminated by the sun quite pleasant, and at the back, as shady, fresh, using, have sweater man - is English except one or serine, which negate this, freeze visible, but the beautiful over the winter become pale skin is exposed to some of the most abundant sun.
the Ermida de nossa senhora de guadalupe , the oldest surviving church in the Algarve , we got outside to see 5 before we close down to the minute came, and the lady was already set for lunch.

the interior of the church as seen from the outside, very sober and bare, so the outer enjoyed, and drove to Sagres, to visit the Fortaleza, a huge plant, started from which the Portuguese people, to conquer the world. today is only a partial input support of conservation.


summary: went west this time, lagos and ponta de Piedade [clip] , algarve coast at its best.