P O R T U G A L - Where Every Street Tells a Story ❤️ A Country You Must Visit!
I am sitting at Montréal airport, facing a nearly nine-hour layover. Nine hours is a long time—long enough for the mind to wander, for memories to rise from the quiet corners where they have been waiting, and perhaps for a writer to sit still and let those memories find their way onto the page. As I sit here, my thoughts keep drifting back to the last few days I spent in the beautiful country of Portugal. Being a writer, I naturally observe the world a little differently. I do not simply visit a place; I try to feel it, listen to it, understand it, and carry a small piece of it home with me. And somehow, Portugal has given me much more than photographs and souvenirs. It has given me stories. During my journey, I had the privilege of visiting six beautiful cities and towns: Lisbon, Cascais, Sintra, Fátima, Nazaré, and Batalha. Each place had its own personality, its own rhythm, and its own story. Some stories were written in stone. Others seemed to linger quietly in the streets,...