Category: Travel
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The Portuguese Table
It’s hard to find a bad meal in Portugal. We stumbled onto a great seafood place at Rua dos Sapateiros 230 in Lisbon. We kept going back. Wonderful grilled white fish that slid off the bones, and unlabeled vino verde from so far north it might as well have been in Galicia. Choriz in Cascais,…
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Portugal’s Early Stone Workers
The Cromlech of the Almedres is a megalithic complex in Portugal. The one pictured below is near the town of Evora and is about 90 minutes southeast of Lisbon. Europe, including the U.K. and Ireland, is dotted with these ancient construction sites. Current thinking suggests the building practice began in France and spread from there.
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Stone by Stone
Portuguese Pavement or Calçada Portuguesa is everywhere. Some of it is almost hypnotic; its wavy patterns give the walkways a sense of movement and depth. And it’s back-breaking work. Thus a statue to the men who do this hard and often delicate work. Learn more about the pavers and their work here.
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Portugal
A Writer’s Workshop Part of the reason for being back in Portugal this summer was to attend a writer’s workshop. It was the first one I ever attended. I think I and the workshop were not a good fit. For various reasons. While I did not get much out of the event, I did get…
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Portugal
The Town and the City
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Portugal
Finally got back to Portugal, but it may be the last time I go in the summer. Lisbon was hot—really hot—and crowded with tourists, traffic, and noise. The whole country was caught in the grip of a European heat wave (Evora was 42C one day.) and the crush of visitors only added to the heat…