Mafra National Palace, Mafra, Portugal
That moment when a site or attraction just sneaks up on you, stops you in your tracks, & makes you go wow. I had one of those moments today when I paid a visit to Mafra, Portugal, and first laid eyes on the town’s monumentally glorious palace. Wow indeed....
Gradil, Mafra, Portugal
Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to visit a few former Portuguese colonies around the world, notably Macau, China (twice) & Goa, India (three times now). So although I hadn’t been to Portugal before a few days ago I did feel like I knew what to expect....kerala Dominica San Juan Belize City Jungfrau Olympia Trieste Coeburn suchitoto Poland Oman New Jersey Santo Domingo Missouri Alaverdi Burgundy Kobe Toledo Muscat delhi Santa Marta Lewes Andalusia Leigh Zakynthos jaco the big island Prattville New York City san francisco Elim Guilin Paju Como Bluffs Santorini Ohio Tingri amritsar Hyden Queenstown New Mexico Marbella Billings Annapolis South Korea Angkor Ghorepani El Calafate Ilha de Santa Catarina Uruguay Invercargill Virpazar Dijon Montpelier Washington D.C. 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