When we left Coimbra, we really wanted to get in touch with a more rural, naturalistic part of Portugal. We were reasonably close to the Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela:
The weather was hot and we walked a lot! We didn't have energies to dedicate to the sketchbook, but Nature painted for us some very nice works :)
We got in touch through the Couchsurfing community, and when we met her we found out that she was a multi-talented, explosive and super-hospitable host! Her house is colored and her flatmates are furry! They're two dogs - Ibisco and Shaun - and three cats, of which the little cappuccino-colored Guinjo made us fall crazy in love at the very first sight.
We spent three days with her and her pets. On one evening we shared with Sofia the Flying Sketchbook idea and we jammed together on two pages:
Sofia put on an album by Ravi Shankar as a perfect accompanyment to this jam. We're sure it had a good influence :)
Lisboa won our hearts with its characteristic neighborhoods, with its tiny vintage trams that climb the slopes of the city...
...with its Fado culture...
...with its river, the Tejo...
...and with its nice flea market, the Feira da Ladra.
After visiting the Museu Coleção Berardo in the Belém neighborhood (the museum was much bigger than we expected, the entrance was for free and the works inside were very interesting!), we found a small churrasqueira where we had time to rest, eat something and to find the right inspiration for a small present to give to our wonderful host, Sofia:
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