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Once in a lifetime magic happens!
... said "saudi" or cheers. This set the mood, and the next moment the men got up from the table and told us to finish our port. Johan gulped his down, and we all got up to follow the men out the door. They immediately signed that it was only for the men, the woman had to sit and let the port "settle." I still do not understand why our port had to settle and the men's didn't.
Johan and Ben went out, and Veronica and I stayed behind waiting with no idea what ...
First class pig
... could not let it go to waste. We never ordered dinner, but we received a massive plate pork, a green salad and fresh oranges. We thought there was no way we could finish it, but before we knew it the plate was empty and the waiter brought some more, without us asking for more. The light salad and oranges perfectly balanced the pork. The skin was paper thin and there was minimum fat. This was served with a pepper sauce. It was great, and to date the ...
SUNSHINE!! wonderful weather! terrasjesweer ;-)
... I love to travel!
Well, yesterday was also good, I went on a discovery tour, followed the Rio Montego westwards, and the bridge I crossed showed to be a dam: behind that, the river is not so deep anymore, and I could follow the river bank, walking on rocks and grasses, and there was a bigger rock just inviting me to sit ;-)
So I sat, made a little drawing, and had ...
Clearly, gardens are my favourite place to be!!
... for sure, went to see the botanic gardens (www.uc.pt/jardimbotanico): I was not dissappointed:marvellous!
Clearly, I love gardens! I mean, big ones, with lots of trees and little hidden corners. This one is great, lots of nice little places, a magical fountain, beautiful trees and a littl further, a vertigo trail in the trees (they call it the skygardens: ...
Oooh, rainy day! snif sniff...
... university buildings are, of course, on the top of the hill. What a view from there! I passed the "Departamento de Matemática" and a lot of other Facultades (my favorite word is Facultad de Química ;-))
I had a little Meia de Leite in a student's café with an astonishing view on the Jardim Botánico below, but in a kind of a rain storm ;-) I will go back when the sun shines!
I found my new headquarters, the café Santa Cruz just ...