Portugal, You’re Beautiful Too

/ Cheryl Wilcox

I was blessed to accompany my husband on a work trip to Braga, Portugal. I also spent one night in Fatima on my own. I started writing a detailed post about how this was less like a vacation, and more like a lesson on detachment, because so many things did not go as I planned. Then I accidentally deleted the post. So now I’ll just say that acceptance and gratitude are the means to peace, and add some photos.

Fatima at night

Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Tombs of Jacinta Marto and Lucia of Jesus
Tomb of Francisco Marto
Chapel of the Apparitions

Fatima the next day

Nice museum
A photo of the kids
Place where the photo of the kids was taken
House of Francisco and Jacinta
Room where Francisco died
Room where Jacinta was sick
Where the Angel of Peace appeared the second time
House of Sister Lucia
Room shared by Lucia and her sister
Place where Mary appeared
Chapel of the Apparitions
Basilica of Most Holy Trinity
My wonderful Hotel Sao Jose

Braga Cathedral

Bom Jesus

More Braga

View from our hotel window
Arch of Porta Nova
Basilica Dos Congregados
See Bom Jesus in the background
Praça da Republica
See Bom Jesus in the background
What’s left of the Braga Castle
Raio Palace
A pistachio dessert
On our way home
Back to beautiful New England

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