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....Christchurch Astana West Virginia North America Stanstead Honduras Morocco Maharashtra Panama City Kleinbaai Tinos Cordoba Australia Teec Nos Pos Naples Bangkok Garden City Massachusetts Golmud Indianapolis Ghorepani Cologne miami Ticonderoga Guatemala Trieste byron bay Kathmandu Canyon Village Antarctic Peninsula Bluegrass Brainerd Kazakhstan Pisa Cairo Coeburn Mexico boston Santorini Greece Puerto Rio Tranquilo merida Bosnia and Herzegovina Spain Bruges Prescott bundi Sweden Petra John O'Groats Brian Head busan Ilha de Santa Catarina Egypt Jefferson Vancouver Island North Dakota Cambodia Croatia Roseau Rio de Janeiro Nevada san francisco maui lamanai Eastport Dandong Greater Antilles Yongin Budapest L'Agulhas Belize City Washington D.C. alleppey Polynesia Laganas Burwell Idaho brisbane Kingston guadalajara oahu Istanbul Uruguay Cooke City Cornelia anchorage Austria Kyoto Indiana 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