Portugal Day 3: Sintra and Pena Palace

On our 3rd day in Portugal we took a day trip to a town called Sintra. It was a cute town with lots of shops and restaurants, and (of course) a playground. While we were there, we took a bus up to the beautiful Pena Palace. The pictures I took are pretty much all of the palace or the palace grounds. I don't think I got any of Sintra itself.

Isn't this gorgeous?! 

We found this tree and the flowers were stunning, so we had to take a picture. My picture doesn't do it justice, though. Pena Palace had some of the most beautiful flowering trees I have ever seen. It was so fun to see them all!

After we were done exploring the palace and the grounds (which were extensive and gorgeous--and very hilly!), we decided to hike back down to Sintra, rather than take the bus. (The bus was always so packed, it was hard to get on.) So we had a good hike back down, and some exhausted children on the train ride back to Lisbon!