Props to Magellan

High five to Magellan and Columbus because exploring the world is hard.
It is only our second country and we are exhausted, like beyond finals
week exhausted, after 3 days of programs in a row. Last night I
basically face planted into my bed and did not move all night because
when I woke up I was still laying the same. It was so hard to move.

So backing up, yesterday we had a tour to the village Sintra to see the
Pena palace. And we were tired for it because we were hanging out on the
deck until after 12 with a group of friends the night before. The day
was so nice until we got up the mountain, right when we got off the bus
it was chilly and started pouring. Luckily we had our umbrellas. The
palace was on a mountain and the bus could only take us so far. We
walked up a steep hill the rest of the way and it was so hard and so
steep. It was even more difficult because it was so wet. We made it up
and the palace was so amazing. The rooms were all decorated and still
had the original furnishings inside. It was so huge and elaborate. The
best part of Pena was the walls and ceilings. The tiles and designs on
the ceilings were so pretty. After Pena we took the bus to lunch and
were served wine, rice, and pork. And then we went to the beach in an
area called Cascais. It was a really cool little square and town along
the beach. We had free time to roam and the weather got really nice
again. We stopped at an ice cream stand and got alcoholic ice pops.
JoEllen had an ice cream bar with champagne swirled in it and I had a
Mojito ice pop with rum in the middle. It was a very good choice. Later
that night we walked to the big screen in a square where they were
showing the USA v. Portugal World Cup game. It was such a cool
experience and we also shared (and finished) a bottle of green wine.
Portugal and their green wine, it is so good! And then when we got back
we flopped and didn't move until this morning.

Today we woke up to the rain and were on our way to tile painting. I was
not that impressed with this tour as I was with the others. We took a
tour of an art museum and different crafting workshops. Besides the
tiles on the wall, the museum and workshops did not involve any tile
history or making. At the end we got to paint tiles finally and it was
OK, nothing really special but a cool souvenir. We made it back to the
ship and passed out. Now it is quarter to 7 and we are deciding what to
do for some of the night. Tomorrow is our last day in Portugal.