Quinta d'Arroteia
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I did what tourists do: take a boat ride ;-)
... boat with scouts in it there was shouting and weaving ;-) yes I know, childish ;-)
I will stay here 3 nights, so I have two full days to look around, and if the weather stays that good I will take my sketchbook with me!
And if the weather turns to bad, I already spotted the local "Forum" shopping centre, kind of a Maasmechelen village type, but smaller, and in the center of the city!
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Port never looked as good
... army. We also got a geography lesson from our guide, a rio, is a freshwater river, but a ria is a saltwater river.
We decided to take the coastal road up to Porto, with the plan to stop for a lunch at a beach cafe. The shortest way to get to on the coastal road was to take a ferry over the estuary. After a lot of winding roads we finally found ourselves at the dock, just to realize that the transportation union workers were on strike that day, thus no ...
Music where you don't expect it
... The fish, rice and patata fritas/ fries, reminded me of the fish and chips we ate at Roma cafe in South Africa. The fish was perfectly fried and not even ouma Lettie could complain about it. With drinks (a jug wine) and bread this bill came to 13.50, another great deal.
The afternoon was spend driving through the mountains in central Portugal and it did not take too long before the motion sickness set in. I will spare you the details.
Without a place to ...
Aveiro
... they insisted? Anyway, the surprise was a guided tour around an underground museum. The resounding cries of disappointment (except from Michel). Lisa said it looked like it was going to be boring (from the outside), Fine begged me to let her remain in the car, in the hot sun, she also whispered to me that Lisa thought the surprise was going to be going to a spa just to further confirm the disappointment. Too bad, I said, everyone in the museum Needless to say, it was ...
Little Venice
... I well and truly dislike. I accept my challenge quickly as I followed suit and orderded the same lunch and dinner as AJ. Lunchtime was spent in the food court of the shopping centre right by the river, where we ate a chicken kebab cooked in curry sauce with garlic sauce to boot (I refuse to believe that the white sauce was mayo...) Food item number 1 of my task complete. Good start.
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Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Free parking
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