We are back to the Alcobaça monastery. After hours spent wandering around the lower levels, rooms, and balconies, I have reached the top level. One can easily start to envy the monks in a place like this. Spacious, filled with light, a nice garden, a personal cook and probably quite quiet. It was so easy to relax and chill there.
This was the last part to visit. A walk around the top corridor from where I could admire all the gargoyles with piercing eyes. Every single one was different.
Its a funny thing how we tend to remember certain things. As a very young girl, I was walking around Wroclaw city with my sister, and she told me the name for the sticking out part to spit the rainwater. It was the first time I heard it, and it was enough. In Polish it has a funny name gargoyle = rzygacz, which you could also call a person that is throwing up. Makes sense, doesn't it? :)
A young pigeon rests on the ledge. I am surprised he was sitting there in the full sun. Even though it wasn't very hot, the sun was already kicking hard.
A little walk around, and from this point you can see the round construction around a little fountain I was already showing you in this post. It is right inside.
But wait... we can go to that little balcony on top...
...to find an old sun clock (right photo below).
There it is.
Apparently this side is to show only afternoon hours. There are two other sides that show time at other parts of the day. This clock dates back to 1687.
That balcony was like a frying pan :p. As beautiful the surroundings were, it was a pleasure to hide again among the stone walls away from the sun.
Bonus monochrome song for today:
Club Makumba - Med Swing
year 2022
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