Reflections

Sometimes you can see the same thing when you look up and down. Most likely you may be the only person to notice this or it's something that doesn't last for too long. At the royal castle in Sintra, Portugal, we got a nice tour of how ornate living once was. This picture shows the chimneys from the kitchen (the identifying features of this structure for miles around). Sintra was a quiet small town (at least in the off season) that I would recommend to any travelers to Portugal. Walk around the town and go where the locals go to eat. If you can, try the squid - it was excellent.

Picture Perfect Day

I think it's ok to delve into the realm of self-portraits and self-promotion. Scroll down below and you'll see a lovely picture with Cherry Blossoms. It was such a nice day, I decided to go back to it again. You can see an awesome blue sky and the Washington Monument. Did you know that there are two different colors of stone in it? That's because there was a huge flood back in 1912 and that is the water mark from it....not really. It's because the construction of it was delayed by a little something called the Civil War. When they went back to the quarry, years had passed and the stones they got were a slightly different shade - true story!