Today we packed up and headed for the first stop overnight stop outside Lisbon at Batalha – famous for its monastery.  First tho’ was a stop in the pleasant town of Obidos and a visit to its castle (and where I finally sucumbed and bought some tiles), and on to Nazare – famous for its surf, and a lunch stop at a simple seafood restaurant.  It was nice to see something of Portugal beyond the tourist circuit near Lisbon.  We finished with a visit to Bathala monastery church – with the late afternoon sun thru’ the stained glass just lovely.

Some photos to follow…