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April 19, 2004
I'm off in a couple of hours for Portugal. I arrive Tuesday morning after taking a red-eye, have dinner with the conference hosts that night, talk on Wednesday morning, and leave Thursday morning. That leaves me about three hours to see the entire country, plumb its depths, and come to grips with the Portuguese soul. That would be impossible for most people. Thankfully, I am a shallow American. BTW, here's a travel tip: I've spent the past couple of weeks convincing my children that Portugal's leading export is hotel soap. That's going to save me loads of shopping time! Posted
by D. Weinberger at April 19, 2004 12:14 PM
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If you want to plumb the depths of the Portuguese soul and only have three hourse, spend two of them at a bar listening to fado music. It will help you understand how truly depressed the Portuguese are.
Posted by: ralph | April 19, 2004 02:15 PM
Hi ! Too bad you could not extend your trip so that you visit us in Paris too, anyway in Portugal, don't miss their fantastic cheeses if you like cheese :=)
Posted by: Loïc Le Meur | April 19, 2004 03:53 PM
What are you talking about ralph? the songs you know by Fado are about missing things, people , places its a word tha only exists in portuguese...saudade..
so we are depressed!!ahahahahahah what an idiot.
tip: you can't know Portugal in 3 hours, we are small in place but big in our heart.
Posted by: Anonymous | April 19, 2004 10:07 PM
it's me
Posted by: Maria | April 19, 2004 10:10 PM
You would be doing yourself a dis-service if while in Portugal you did not pick up a bottle of gínginha (cherry liquor) and (of course) a good bottle of port.
The name port is derived from it's portugese origin and the better varieties are blends of more than 40 different fortified wines.
Posted by: michael | April 20, 2004 08:13 AM
You would be doing yourself a dis-service if while in Portugal you did not pick up a bottle of gínginha (cherry liquor) and (of course) a good bottle of port.
The name port is derived from it's portugese origin and the better varieties are blends of more than 40 different fortified wines.
Posted by: michael | April 20, 2004 08:15 AM
oops - sorry about the dupe. i was getting an error from the server, but it obviously worked...
Posted by: michael | April 20, 2004 08:16 AM