With the temple closed for its two week maintenance cleaning, we decided to pack our bags, board the train, and head south to Lagos.
Lagos is an ancient maritime town with more than 2000 years of history that is situated on the beautiful Western Algarve coastline.
We stayed in a darling (or as they say - charming) little hotel.
The Dom Manuel 1 Hotel
Lagos is generally know for its beautiful blue skies and aquamarine waters, but...
Dust from the Saharan desert is coloring the sky over Spain, Portugal, France, Germany (and beyond). Everything has a yellowish-orangeish-reddish hue. They call it 'clay rain' and it is everywhere! You can actually see this phenomenon from space (David!) and it lasts for several days before moving on. Kind of like our hurricanes, I guess.
Anyway, sorry about the lack of blue.
We visited a museum,
(Note the 8 legged calf!)
walked around the old town,
Portugal supports Ukraine.
saw the slave market,
and, of course, we took in a church.
The next day we saw the beautiful coastal scenery that the Algarve is known for - cliffs, caves, natural arches, rocks that seem to have been carved by hand and small coves and beaches.
😞No turquoise or emerald tones this day, either.
And we enjoyed some really great food!
We still had some week left, so when we returned to Lisbon, and after a good night's sleep, we went to the National Coach Museum(Museu dos Coches).
The museum has one of the finest collections of historical carriages in the world and is one of the most visited museums in the city.
And last but not least this week, let's not forget the Relief Society Birthday event.
We have 7 countries represented in our Sacavém Ward and each was asked to perform a dance and bring a traditional food from their country.
Margo, me, Kay, and Cindi We brought snicker doodles, chocolate chip cookies, caramel corn, and brownies.
We danced the Virginia Reel. Yeah, I know.
HAHA
The whole kit and caboodle.
And that's a wrap for another week. The skies are clear again and it is warming up. But...rain is on its way. Hopefully, it won't dampen next week's plans. 🤞🤞
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