"What happened on the 11th," I hear you asking. Well, that was a rest day where we just sort of hung out at our place, ate some snacks and light meals, and generally didn't push too hard. I usually do get up before Fe though and walk around. It's interesting to see a place when it's kind of quiet--and it allows me to scope some places we might want to see (or eat at) later.
When I see the word "aqueduct" I think of the Roman kind so when I first read about the aqueduct near Tomar, I thought it would be 1600 or so years old. Then I learned that it was built in the 1500s to supply the convent we saw earlier this week. Still impressive, so we got an Uber to take us there. Just 3.7 km (less than 2.5 mi) away!
It's a long way down!
A more classic view
View from the other side
Our Uber driver was great. We booked it as a round trip and when I mentioned that Google maps listed two places to see it, he drove to check it out. Unfortunately, it was not accessible by car since it was on the Caminho Português.
After our return, we took in more sights around town in the afternoon and evening.
If only I had an Instagram account.
Nebão River
Waterwheel
View in Parque do Monchão
Joining the conversation between Fernando Lopes Graça (composer) and Fernando Araújo Ferreira (writer)
Street view
Another view
Looking up at the castle on Rua São João
Inside the church
Building facade
Azulejos (blue tiles)
Street lights with castle above
Lights in the Praça da Republica
Lights along the river
Fe in an oversized crown
Street lights on the Rua Marquês de Pombal (Roman Bridge)
Street lights, Rua dos Moínhos (Two Mills)
Tabuleiro in the roundabout
The Old Town of Tomar is relatively small, but I can see from walking around (and from the castle view) that there's been quite a bit of more modern expansion. It's really a great place.
We leave for Braga tomorrow, so we are packing things up tonight.
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