Portugal PDQ

We didn’t have much more time in Portugal but we enjoyed everything bit of our short stay.

Traveling along the coastline before turning inland on our way to Amiais de Cima we saw a lot of what Portugal has to offer from beautiful beaches to mountains. Delicious food from seafood to meat. And of course the sangria!

We were hosted at Hotel de Charme in Amiais de Cime. This beautiful setting nestled in the mountains; including a petting zoo, garden, and a meerkat enclosure.

Here are a few of the photos in no particular order.

Cockle shells and silver bells all lined up in a row… yum!

Can’t get too much port wine. This was at a bar that was connected to a roadside restaurant. People would come in and have a glass of port wine while or a beer while they were waiting for a table.

The landscape is highlighted with beautiful blooming shrubs and trees. This is an Oleander which is very common in yards and around the villages

A bougainvillea tree for my friends at the 101 Market.

A hairy hog breed know as Mangalica. They have a thick, curly coat of hair that looks like sheep’s wool.

Our hotel not only a petting zoo a farm animals, a garden add vegetables and fruit trees but an enclosure of meerkats. Somebody’s pets gone out of control?

A cocktail made from garden fresh strawberries grown on the hotel grounds.

Guess could pick and eat fresh vegetables and fruits from the hotel garden.

An example of the rock walls and the small villages we drove through.

Catalin closed in areas with rock fences.

And oh the food! So much of it! This is two lunch size portions of salted cod, a very common meal in Portugal.

Farmers or house wine is served in these wooden pitchers. It is wine made by local farmers.

4 thoughts on “Portugal PDQ”

What a wonderful variety of pictures! It looks like a place I would love. It is great that you get to enjoy these very special countries while you work. What a life! Be safe as you travel. ❤️

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Wonderful photos…. they bring back memories of why I loved Portugal so much! So very happy you are out there, living the dream and sharing it with all of us! Can’t wait to read your next chapter! xoxoxoxo

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Fantastic photos!!! I fell in love with the hairy pig! And the refreshing cocktail made from fresh strawberries. And the sangria in a wooden pitcher. And all of the outside eating and fresh fish and clams and mussels. You guys are definitely ‘living the life’ and I am delighted to be traveling along with you!!! 🙂

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