The Local Flavor of Portugal
Today we woke up to a gorgeous sunrise which set the stage for a wonderful day in rural Portugal in the town of Favaios. We began in a wine cooperative where they produce Moscatel, a very sweet wine/port that often is used to mix with other alcohols for cocktails. We then walked up town to a bakery which is manned by the same woman who was a maid to the last dictator of Portugal over 40 years ago. She hand makes the bread and bakes it in a stone/wood-fire furnace. She loved serving us, with more Moscatel, and insisted on giving out seconds....as well as loving having her picture taken. Then we went to a museum to hear more about the process of the wine and bread making. Finally we were hosted for a "traditional Portuguese lunch" at a local restaurant/winery. And the best news of the lunch was as we were sitting at our table in walked Bob and Pam, who are in a different group AND we had two free seats at our table! A wonderful day, again.
And we topped the day off with our group WINNING the "Majority Rules" Game Night competition. We posed for a team photo with our most wonderful program director Sofia (who entertained the crowd with another beautiful song, the girl CAN sing) and our favorite bar hostess Dani. What a great way to end the day :)
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