January 2010
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Arrábida Beach and Park
As you can see from all of my photos Portugal is surrounded by beaches. Arrábida Beach is one of the closer beaches to Quinta do Conde, where J and I currently live. It is a small beach area surrounded by mountains and extremely beautiful. Below are pictures from two different trips I have made there. The first time we just went to the beach and recently we took a drive to the top of the...
Me speak Portuguese some Day
This entry is an ode to David Sedaris and his book “Me Talk Pretty One day”. The first time I read this book I laughed my ass off. The second time I read this book, which was after moving to Portugal, I laughed my ass off so hard it made me cry. So, this one is for you and your chapter dedicated to trying to learn how to speak French. Only in my case, it is obviously Portuguese! Trying...
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Cabo Espichel
Cabos are found all over Portugal. It’s basically where the land ends and the sea begins. I have been to a few of them since getting here but so far this is really one of my favorites. The first time I went there the sun was about to set. I know I may get made fun of for this but it was so beautiful it almost made me cry. I stood the at the end of the land and just looked at the sun setting...
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The American Makes Italian
So one night after dinner the conversation turned to food, of course, and what I was able to make. J mentioned that I made a very good homemade Bolognese. Yes, I have upgraded from regular sauce with meatballs to just straight up Bolognese. I made it for him one time back in Kearny and he became a fan. So after telling the family his sister-n-law turns to me and says “ok, tomorrow you make.” She...
