Casa da Japoneira Horta

... The Contemporary Art Museum which is a free exhibit by the same local multi-millionaire that developed the park around the winery that we visited yesterday? All I can tell you for sure is that it will involve food and pastries. I've told Dan that I MUST have grilled octopus again before we leave this city -- it is my new favorite local fare (OK that and the hollow fluffy cinnamon-sugar-dusted pastries)!!

'Til then . . .

Ann and Dan

... a general history museum, ranging from ancient times to probably about the late 1800's, but I'm really glad we went because of the quality of the items on display. For example, usually in museums (at least the ones I've been to), there's all kinds of pieces of ceramics from blah, blah B.C. or a glass figurine, who's head had been broken off, from the Txing Dynasty (I made that up, in case you are wondering). However, here all of the ...

when we stopped there was a really pungent burning smell. like someone had, only moments earlier, laid a freeway beneath our feet. me and moo look at each other, look around the car for flames or melted material. upon getting back in the car we see that the emergency brake was up. so THAT´S what that light meant! i have decided to leap into the void and ask my mother to travel with me for 2 weeks in the azores. for those who ask, «where the hell ...

... up for an Aussie lunch to enjoy a Chinese meal run by Portuguese. All very multicultural. Horta is a very charming old town which centres around the harbour. Lots of old buildings, cobblestone streets and no English. Time to get out the phrase book and the charade methods.. All around the harbour boats have been leaving their names in the form of paintings for years. Every ...

... separate times. 18, 19, and 20 hours (rounded down) of standing motionless had earned him 3 acknowledgements in the record books and plenty of other awards too. Jonathan gave him some money but I had none left, and after the first mime who had something to offer by way of performance, this was a bit of a letdown really. We turned and headed back down the street and saw the first mime again, still walking the streets. My heart skipped. Was I going to get another chance? He ...

... prepair actions or campaigns and where they can organise workshops and other activities to meet and inform people interested in environmental and social issues (more recent info on what is happening here: http://gaia.org.pt/taxonomy/term/77 ). Also I visited the "garden"... This is a starting project of the social centre. Some GAIA-members arranged with the municipality that they can start a garden at a not used part of ...

... in fact I found it really boring. The Palace was interesting but again, I have seen better palaces on my travels. I hopped on a tram back to the metro stop next to the railway station as I wanted to find the other elevator. Instead I found the market opposite (Mercado da Ribeira) and went in - the market was finished for the day, but I did find a bar that served some food, so I got soup! The same as before but slightly ...

... several of the crew could be seen sitting along the pier, calling home on their mobiles one last time before we went out of range. It would be two and a half weeks before they would be usable again.
In the evening we made our way to Pete's Bar, an infamous little place that just about everyone who's sailed the Atlantic from west to east has been to apparently - there was a section of a sail that the Stavros had blown out during her last crossing pinned to the ...

... in Dollar/Euro exchange rate. Europe has gotten really expensive! Even a simple Diet Coke from a vending machine costs around $2.50. Hopefully this should help explain why we are only spending seven nights in Europe. A few more days in Portugal, then quickly through Spain to get to Morocco. She Said: A few things Todd left out... I unexpectedly cried for the first 15 minutes of the flight. Maybe it was because I had to say goodbye to family, friends, and dog. Or ...

... and colors. Not as fine details as Japanese designs. I love the Japanese style. There were also some GREAT pieces of furniture as well. Gorgeous desks made of oak, exotic woods, marble, chestnut. So so nice. There was so much stuff in this collection. Then I saw some sculptures by Rodin, and two paintings by Degas. I had wished there had been more, but oh well. Maybe I'll see some in France some day. I was quite impressed with myself ...