Travel: "She Said" Best of Portugal

Whenever E and I travel, we have "dueling cameras" to capture our different viewpoints. While E shared his favorite parts of Portugal, here is a collection of my highlights:
Portugal feels like a storybook country with painted castles:

 And quaint villages:

But contain more captivating, sordid tales of royal assassinations and marriages of 10-year-old Kings to their 8-year-old cousins. It's similar to San Francisco with its winding roads and hills where you're rewarded with amazing panoramic views:

And even a bridge similar to the Golden Gate Bridge:

And with all the walking and climbing you're justified in downing several of their famous pasteis de nata tarts each day:

I loved the ocean-side aspect of seeing fresh fish in windowshops:

Traveling to the boca de inferno:

And seeing one of the biggest oceanariums in Europe. Their aquariums are the size of 4 Olympic-size swimming pools. Can you guess which one is E?

And of course the omnipresent pictures of E reading maps:

We planned this trip as a type of 'belated-honeymoon' after our elopement. But it was extra celebratory because after waiting 7 months for them to score the results, I found out I passed and I am a National Board Certified Teacher! This is an intensive, rigorous, mind-blowing process; less than 3% of teachers in the nation have reached this status.
We were lucky to have such an amazing trip, and I was glad to take it with my favorite person.