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 Enjoying the wine by Carmela71
When they came with the wine list, I was a little lost as I do not know much about Portugal wines, so we decided to try the one of Albufeira.
For our surprise was a Sir Cliff Richard wine bottle from his farm house over there. When he bought the house, he read that before they had a vineyard so he decided to do it himself again.
I have to say the wine was very nice, expensive but very nice. If you have a fan of Cliff in the family you can always take back with you a bottle as souvenir ;-)
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 Madredeus by Fen
The music has a romantic feel and the lead singer has a beautiful yet very powerful voice.
Below is something about the band and there website if you wish to find out more.
This music's long journey found a definitive form when the voice was found. Teresa Salgueiro was the perfect heart for the group's melodies and words. When the first album -- 1987's "Os Dias da Madredeus", recorded at the Xabregas Convent church -- was released, many realised they were witnessing something unique and universal. Serene, ethereal songs, carrying a whispering, almost secret "Portugueseness", songs we all knew but whose shape we'd never been able to imagine, presented first to a circle of friends and only later, almost shyly, opening for concerts by Sétima Legiao. Leave a Comment
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 by Carmela71
Another characteristic of this bullring is that there are apartments at the bullring…. Never seen before!
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 by Carmela71
I was feeling home on our trip from Albufeira to Sagres watching all this ceramic shops with such decoration outside them.
I always liked the dishes as my mother collects them (well used to do it, until she did not had much more space lol left)
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 Vicente de S. Antonio de
Albufeira by call_me_rhia
He was born in Albufeira in 1590: he was not only a friar, but also a singer, a musician, an artist, a linguist, a medical student and… a swordsman. He had a dream: to preach the Christian faith in Japan - a dream which eventually came true, and which proved to be fatal: he was soon imprisoned and tortured in the hope that he would give up his faith. He did not - however - so he was burned at the stake. He died on 3 September 1632, lifting a crucifix and calling out "Long live the Faith of Jesus Christ". Leave a Comment
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 Carmen and Stace. by Geoff_Wright
thanks Carmen and Stace, it was great to see you again. Leave a Comment
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 sunset by belgianchocolateLeave a Comment
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Most Portuguese like to eat out. That is why there are hundreds of small eating houses.
The Portuguese kitchen prepare healthy food, big portions appear at the table, mostly dishes with fish with a mix of salad, tomato, onion and cucumber.
I really can advice you the sardines, they are delicious. Leave a Comment
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 Fernando Pessoa by Fen
Fernando Pessoa became fluent in English and developed an early love for such authors as William Shakespeare and John Milton. He also used English in his first collections of poems.
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The fish comes from the boats and go straight to the counters. The lady picks a couple of soles and puts them in the scale. One of the soles jumps from the scale and falls in the floor, she picks it again and weighs the lot. The costumer pays the demanded amount, about one half of what it would cost next day (or week) in the supermarket. It's impossible to listen the common "Is it fresh?".
"Marinho" leaves his catch in his wife's counter, and picks a couple of fishes, crossing the street, and giving them to the owner of the facing tavern, that had already set the charcoal on fire. We sit around the table in the street, and distributed the potatoes brought from inside and the wine that we ordered (the only thing to pay). The fish didn't take long and the simple meal started, shared by some strange people that... were there too. Today it tastes even better than yesterday!
People keeps entering and living the "Lota(market)", happy with their good deals. In a couple of hours all the fish is sold, and the place gets clean.
Well, not so clean as today!
The walls disappeared, the fish is gone, only a roof covers the embellished space. The tavern gave place to a common restaurant, and to compose the described scene, you have to make hard use of your imagination.
Lucky me! I only need to recall my memories! Leave a Comment
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