Evora

Day 6 – Evora * Portuguese cooking lesson

Another great day.

We toured the University and spoke to two students about their classes and how they view their future. They have a special uniform with a cape and a book that tells the rules about how they are too wear it. They were fun.

Then a walking tour of Evora including two catholic churches and the creepy bone room. Mass started at noon and at 11:55 only 10 people were there. Our guide told us that most people would show up between 12:02 and 12:10. Continue reading Day 6 – Evora * Portuguese cooking lesson

Day 5 – Evora

What a great day!

We toured a rug museum and saw a demonstration of how to embroider a rug followed by coffee at an outside cafe.

Then we toured a cemetery. It was beautiful, not a word I would normally use to describe a cemetery. From the cemetery we could see the ruins of a castle on top of the hill and we all tried to get a good picture of it.

Then we went to a winery. Saw a fantastic collection of carriages (as one lady put it, women collect shoes – men collect cars). I never imagined that carriages had places for hunting dogs, hunting ferrets, beds and toilets. Then we walked a long way (not really) through the vineyards to the winery. I never knew grape plants could be so beautiful. Part of the road had olive trees along the sides. After learning about how to make wine and how important it is to have a great wine master (we Continue reading Day 5 – Evora