Portugal is a city of Sailors and Thieves.
It has tiled everything and a bad ass attitude towards life. They rock and roll, steal and barter, fish and eat. They are some of the nicest and sketchiest people I have met in my travels.
The Architecture and overall style of the city is warm and inviting, new school and gothic. It seems like generations of seafaring people brought back styles from India, South America and Africa.
Every street you walk down there is an interesting door or fresco or tiled wall. It is a stunning place filled with surprise.
The music/night life scene is schizophrenic and nostalgic. Walking down one block you can here Elvis, mixing at high volumes with Daft Punk, Chet Atkins laying a blanket of 60's warm guitar for Deep house and Fado/ Bossa Nova bands all bouncing together down the tiny tiled and packed streets of the bustling Barrio Alto, where the night people go for hole in the wall bars and restaurants. The thieves rob the unsuspecting and the locals laugh it all away.
You will be offered drugs in every square, it is best to travel in groups as these offers can quickly escalate to demands.
You should enjoy the beers of Lisbon, Sagres and Super Bock which are both light and refreshing or you can get a giant Caipirinha, which is a sugary blend of rum and chipped ice.
500gr potatoes 500gr cooked and flaked bacalhau
3 onions sliced
a few cloves of garlic
25ml olive oil
100ml grated cheese or bread crumbs
250ml fresh cream
White Sauce
25gr butter,
25ml flour,
250ml milk,
5ml mustard,
salt and pepper,
nutmeg
It has tiled everything and a bad ass attitude towards life. They rock and roll, steal and barter, fish and eat. They are some of the nicest and sketchiest people I have met in my travels.The Architecture and overall style of the city is warm and inviting, new school and gothic. It seems like generations of seafaring people brought back styles from India, South America and Africa.
Every street you walk down there is an interesting door or fresco or tiled wall. It is a stunning place filled with surprise.
The music/night life scene is schizophrenic and nostalgic. Walking down one block you can here Elvis, mixing at high volumes with Daft Punk, Chet Atkins laying a blanket of 60's warm guitar for Deep house and Fado/ Bossa Nova bands all bouncing together down the tiny tiled and packed streets of the bustling Barrio Alto, where the night people go for hole in the wall bars and restaurants. The thieves rob the unsuspecting and the locals laugh it all away.You will be offered drugs in every square, it is best to travel in groups as these offers can quickly escalate to demands.
You should enjoy the beers of Lisbon, Sagres and Super Bock which are both light and refreshing or you can get a giant Caipirinha, which is a sugary blend of rum and chipped ice.
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| Santa Justa Elevator with Motorist and reflected ladies |
The food is incredible and relatively cheap. They value their ham like their Spanish neighbors and really do it well for breakfast and lunch. But the seafood is what you want here. The best dish I have had in years is called:
Bacalhau com Natas:
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| Bacalhau com Natas |
500gr potatoes 500gr cooked and flaked bacalhau
3 onions sliced
a few cloves of garlic
25ml olive oil
100ml grated cheese or bread crumbs
250ml fresh cream
White Sauce
25gr butter,
25ml flour,
250ml milk,
5ml mustard,
salt and pepper,
nutmeg
Here a Few Pictures we received from the Event (the first one was titled Coppertone's new Continual Mustache Spray):
