As I mentioned in my last post, I spent one night at a pousada while in Portugal. A pousada is basically a state-owned hotel operating out of a renovated historic landmark, like a monastery, castle, palace, or other architecturally and culturally rich building. There's about forty-some pousadas across the country, but the one that Laura and I stayed at was located in the hills of the Douro River valley, overlooking the water below.
It was gorgeous, of course - essentially a nobleman's bed and breakfast. Our pousada had a parlor, a game room, a beautiful dining area, manicured rose gardens, several elegant fountains and so forth. It even came with its very own wedding party.
(Portugal, photographed June 2010)
These are GORGEOUS! You could sell these on Etsy. They would be so lovely framed on a wall...
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