On our last day in Portugal, we did a wine tour. We started by checking out some cork trees, which are both drought AND fire resistant. Let’s make cork trees more of a thing!
Oaks are similar cork. So get on it, NorCal!
(ignore the trash, the gypsies just left).
Then we headed to Silves where we explored the Moorish Castle. We learned that Portugal suffered a bit of a catastrophe on Nov 1, 1755. It was all saints day, so candles were lit across Lisbon. A 9.0 earthquake struck, leveling buildings and starting many fires. I’m a panic, thousands of people ran to the sea to put out the fires. That’s when the tsunami hit. The only districts that survived where those that didn’t light candles on the holy day– the red light districts.
No trip to Europe is complete without a trip to a castle and a horrifying story from history.
After we explored the castle, we were ready for wine tasting 🙂 
We chatted with our fellow tourists, a couple from Ireland. We pretty much convinced them to come to Napa to continue their wine tasting adventures.
After the tour, Kat and I were dropped off in Albufeira for lunch.
We enjoyed a warm and gorgeous view before heading to the airport to return to London. Quite a trip!
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