Illusion

So close yet so far.

This photo was taken in Conimbriga, the larest Roman ruins in Portugal where the fluffy white clouds looked so low you could almost touch them. And I did. I am a sucker for Roman ruins or maybe ruins in general. Ruins reminds us that nothing is permanent. Apart from Roman ruins, Portugal is also home to Tomar, the headquarters of the Knights Templars in the 12th century and contains some of the finest Templar monuments. Pity the Da Vinci code didn't make it there. On hindsight, that might have been a good thing as it leaves Tomar pretty untouristic and quaint. A hotel set in the middle of a leafy park and wonderful local cuisine makes Tomar an unforgetable stop.