Beautiful Nazare!

After visiting the epic Dona Inez Decastro we got back in the car and made our way to Nazare. Portugal has such a beautiful landscape. It became even more beautiful with our introduction to Nazare. The equisite coastal city. Grandma asked our driver Rui: "Do the bulls still pull the boats into shore?" Rui chuckled and explained they have machines for that now. "A pity," Grandma said. "It was such a beautiful sight seeing them throw their ropes from the boats onto the shore and then attaching them to the bulls and see them walk up the beach and pull the boats in."
Instead of bulls we encountered a lot of sun bathers. It was a windy day, but the sun was shining brightly and we were on top of a cliff looking down at the Atlantic Ocean below. Portugal has beautiful beaches! Rui said that the water is quite cold, but people still love to go swimming.
We walked around a bit trying on hats at the local shops and buying fun sister bracelettes. I almost bought a really fun pink, purple and black fadora, but thought better of it. Next time!
The most facinating thing we encountered were the Nazarinas. They were women that sold nuts and dried fruit and an occasional sardine. They wore seven skirts that represented the colors of the rainbow. Each Nazarina looked as if they were about middle aged and were handing out chestnuts to try and lure us in to buy some food. I had to admit I was hungry and almost bought some apricots, but we had to be on our way. I just smiled at them and watched them as their seven colorful skirts blew in the breeze and listened to their loud Portuguese laughter.
Our next stop...Obidos! The medivial town of Portugal. Only 100 families live there and it is surrounded by great walls and there is a castel inside. I knew this was going to be my favorite place!