Ajuda Palace

Our last stop on Thursday afternoon was found by following some signs we saw throughout the streets of the Parque Florestal de Monsanto: a placed called Ajuda. This turned out to be the most recent royal palace which is now a national monument — a most fitting end to our journey.

We began walking through the palace, trying to read the small A4-sized information sheets, however, we were interrupted by this kindly-mannered older lady who asked us if we were interested in a tour. She was a volunteer guide in the palace. She took us throughout the palace and told fascinating stories of the history of Lisboa, the Royals, and the Palace.

When the tour ended, we went back to the car to try to scrape together some money to thank her, and we caught her at the door as she was going home. She insisted that we give the money to UNICEF, though we did ask her for her picture with Sherry.

A picture of the bridge over which we had just recently driven and which was taken from the Parque Florestal de Monsanto.

Our perfect guide.

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