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Peacocks and sunsets in Portugal

August 27, 2019 By Bobby Voicu Leave a Comment

These days I’m traveling through Portugal. I really like the country and it surprises me in all kind of ways.

Last year we stayed for a month in Lisbon, in a “character” apartment. In February. Great view, bad building insulation. Worst experience in terms of temperature inside an apartment. I remembered a friend telling me, before leaving, that the coldest she’s ever been was in an apartment in Porto, in winter. I didn’t believe her then. Now I know: the people here don’t really believe in central heating.

On the other hand, lots of highways and good roads. With some of the most agressive drivers in Europe.

A peacock on the road in a Portuguese village

And, finally, when you are free from the agressive drivers, the local fauna decides to come into play. Yesterday, while driving through a village looking for a supermarket, a peacock decided to interrupt us. The only thing I’m sorry is I didn’t think of getting him angry so that we could see his tail in all its splendor :)

You’d think I only notice the bad things. But it’s not true. It’s just not as interesting and funny, maybe, to tell you that I like the people here, their café pingado, pasteis, or doce da casa, the beaches (even if the water is cold AF). I love coming in the winter to see the big surfing waves of Nazaré or the sunsets.

So here’s a really, really beautiful October sunset in Nazaré, to show you what you’re missing.

Sunset in Nazaré
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