Our big meal of the day was a hit. Especially after the cacophony of the immersive Kahlo experience. Grubb says he will describe the Frida experience. I am going to trust him on that. I started with a glass of sangria. Some of the best I’ve ever had. In fact, if i seem a bit…
Category: Puttering through Portugal
Our day went something like…
“It’s Easter Sunday. I thought we’d go to Jardim de Cristo Palacio”, Grubb said. “OK. But will the palace be open?”, I asked. “It’s not a palace.” Grubb states. “It’s a Palacio you said?”, I asked, confused. “Yes” “But not a palace” “Yes” “Yes, it’s not a palace?” “Yes. And plus, there is a delta…
Photos: Braga
Who can spot the buckets of Nutella? https://photos.app.goo.gl/zTsnUxeq1EbxVQeX9 Bom Jesus de Monte https://photos.app.goo.gl/v4k7uKCxSu77xhQV9 Catedral de Santa Maria de Braga https://photos.app.goo.gl/mnWEqjWsQySBmdXG6
A lazy day in Braga
A town (really, a small city that used to be a quaint town) that lies 60 km northeast of Porto. By car, it’s 45-50 minutes. We chose the regional train. You can’t beat 3 euro round trip per person. Unless you factor in the 25 stops. Still, just under 1 hour 20 minutes. 9:00 on…
Easter in 577 Steps
Sunny. Seventy degrees. Yawn. Bus to São Bento station. Then the train to Braga. Twenty-five stops later, we’re there. The basic idea was to go north and stop in some picturesque town before we got to Spain. Braga, whose citizens are reputed to be the happiest in Portugal, seemed a good pick. Besides a brooding…
Photos: A Taste of Porto 2
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Photos: Livraria Lello
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And the day’s food report
Gelato. In this shop, you purchase a cup or cone in your desired size and then you are entitled to as many flavors as can be crammed in. I chose Chocolate, Café, Bourbon (cream heavily flavored with bourbon) and Pistachio. Grubb’s choices were Indian mango, fig, blueberry amoretto and strawberry cheesecake. That kept us going…
Finally, we enter a church…and on Good Friday!
But after the beautiful bookstore and before the church, we stopped for a Delta cappuccino. The Igreja do Carmo or Church of the Venerable Third Order of Nossa Senhora do Carmo was built on land adjacent to the Church of the Carmelites. At the time, two churches were not allowed to share a wall, so the Casa Escondida do…
Nobel prize collection
You might have heard of a bookstore in Porto, the Livraria Lello, beloved by Harry Potter fans. One the most beautiful bookstores in the world if you’re inclined to favor wooden two story shelves with a deep golden varnish bisected by a crimson spiraling staircase spreading its Victorian wings along the upper landing. Narrow and…