Obidos day 2

We had arranged with our host last night to have the breakfast in house and it didn’t disappoint. Sitting around his circa 1700’s table he had made the breads, jams and Portuguese tarts himself. We also got a run down on some of the furnishings and artworks, including a painting from the 1500’s! After breakfast we started exploring the walled city of Obidos, recognized by UNESCO as a “City of Literature”. There is a literary festival happening now but as it’s in Portugese we haven’t attended any events. We started by walking around the ramparts of the walls which totals around 1.5 km. There are so many photo opportunities, each vista seeming to be better than the last. Anyway, we had an easy day wandering the town and then a stroll to our favourite supermarket chain “Pingo Doce” who do amazing hot and cold cafe style foods including pork ribs and Portuguese chickens. Back home for a while then we headed to a bookshop in the old town. There was another festival talk going there but upstairs there was a woman making fine lace jewelry and Debbie picked up a bracelet that the lady modified from what was a bookmark for her. We were going to have some food from the supermarket for dinner but on the way home we passed a quirky little bar so we went in to have a Ginja and also some spicy sausages and cheese. Looks like our supermarket spoils will be lunch tomorrow.Read more