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Laurie if I may ask, is this an 'English for Spaniards' type of teaching? I'm looking for something like this for 2017, but would prefer any suggestion from the forum vets.I go to Lisbon every year for a teaching trip (rough life, I know). I wonder if anyone will be in Lisbon between April 26 - 30. I leave on Saturday, May 1, and Monday April 25 is a holiday.
Last year I met about 10 forum members about to embark on their caminos, it was a lot of fun! So if you'll be there then, and would like to get together for a coffee/chat/wine/walk, let me know! Bom Caminho, Laurie
Rough life Laurie but somebody has to do itI go to Lisbon every year for a teaching trip (rough life, I know). I wonder if anyone will be in Lisbon between April 26 - 30. I leave on Saturday, May 1, and Monday April 25 is a holiday.
Last year I met about 10 forum members about to embark on their caminos, it was a lot of fun! So if you'll be there then, and would like to get together for a coffee/chat/wine/walk, let me know! Bom Caminho, Laurie
Laurie if I may ask, is this an 'English for Spaniards' type of teaching? I'm looking for something like this for 2017, but would prefer any suggestion from the forum vets.
Make sure Aurelio takes you to his favorite pastel de nata place, it was the place I learned that pasteis de nata do NOT have to be hot to be delicious. I don't know if this is a big national debate like the debate in Spain over whether tortillas de patatas should have onions or not.Rough life Laurie but somebody has to do it
Sorry we are not able to meet up again Laurie !
We leave home here in Holland on sunday 24th of April coming but with our car and caravan trailer it takes us about 7 or 8 days to get to Portugal.
But today I arranged a meeting with Aurélio in Lisbon as soon as we will arrive.
Bom caminho
Albertinho and Nel
Laurie, I leave Lisbon on the 10th may so will just miss you, I am sorry for me! That would have been just a great start to my walk.I go to Lisbon every year for a teaching trip (rough life, I know). I wonder if anyone will be in Lisbon between April 26 - 30. I leave on Saturday, May 1, and Monday April 25 is a holiday.
Last year I met about 10 forum members about to embark on their caminos, it was a lot of fun! So if you'll be there then, and would like to get together for a coffee/chat/wine/walk, let me know! Bom Caminho, Laurie
Whaooo …..lucky you, and lucky students to have you.No, Maggie, I'm actually teaching a class on US law to Portuguese students -- in English, thankfully!
For sure Laurie ! We will find out about " the"question that keeps us busyMake sure Aurelio takes you to his favorite pastel de nata place, it was the place I learned that pasteis de nata do NOT have to be hot to be delicious. I don't know if this is a big national debate like the debate in Spain over whether tortillas de patatas should have onions or not.
You made me panic momentarily Laurie.....May 1 is a Sunday, not a Saturday. It's also the day I leave NZ and I was suddenly worried that we had booked our tickets incorrectly!
Would love to meet you, but Seville is calling (thanks to your advice!)
Make sure Aurelio takes you to his favorite pastel de nata place, it was the place I learned that pasteis de nata do NOT have to be hot to be delicious. I don't know if this is a big national debate like the debate in Spain over whether tortillas de patatas should have onions or not.
I go to Lisbon every year for a teaching trip (rough life, I know). I wonder if anyone will be in Lisbon between April 26 - 29. I leave on Saturday, April 30, and Monday April 25 is a holiday.
Last year I met about 10 forum members about to embark on their caminos, it was a lot of fun! So if you'll be there then, and would like to get together for a coffee/chat/wine/walk, let me know! Bom Caminho, Laurie
Thanks to Kanga for straightening me out on the dates, they are now correct!
My friend John Taylor and I will be in Lisbon April 26/27 at Home Hostel. Hope we can get together.I go to Lisbon every year for a teaching trip (rough life, I know). I wonder if anyone will be in Lisbon between April 26 - 29. I leave on Saturday, April 30, and Monday April 25 is a holiday.
Last year I met about 10 forum members about to embark on their caminos, it was a lot of fun! So if you'll be there then, and would like to get together for a coffee/chat/wine/walk, let me know! Bom Caminho, Laurie
Thanks to Kanga for straightening me out on the dates, they are now correct!
My friend John Taylor and I will be in Lisbon April 26/27 at Home Hostel. Hope we can get together.
Hi Laurie,I go to Lisbon every year for a teaching trip (rough life, I know). I wonder if anyone will be in Lisbon between April 26 - 29. I leave on Saturday, April 30, and Monday April 25 is a holiday.
Last year I met about 10 forum members about to embark on their caminos, it was a lot of fun! So if you'll be there then, and would like to get together for a coffee/chat/wine/walk, let me know! Bom Caminho, Laurie
Thanks to Kanga for straightening me out on the dates, they are now correct!
Second edit: boy I am really losing it, it was Kiwi-family who straightened me out on the dates!
Please publish the "updated favorite pastel de nata"list after your stay in Lisbon Laurie.So we can test them as soon as we will arrive .
Last night we had a common "Brasilean" diner with all members of our Portuguese language class and the Portuguese professora said that the "Belèm " area should provide the best pasteís de nata.?
Unfortunately we can not be in Lisbon earlier than the first week of May. It is a long drive !
Bom caminho e abraço !
Albertinho e Nel.
I will be very honoured to hear from you where to go Laurie and again I am sorry we can not be in time in Lisbon to see you again.Albertinho, you have unwittingly fallen into the great "pastel de nata" debate. Like you, I was always under the impression that the best ones were the ones sold out at Belem, where the Jerónimos monastery is (surely a note to be missed place in Lisbon). They are sold hot there, with little packets of sugar and cinnamon. They are yummy. Aurelio and Diogo quickly pointed out that many people think that room temperature is the best way to eat them. A couple of years ago, Aurelio took us to a little local "hole in the wall" (note to non-native speakers -- this is not an insult, it's a term used to describe an unpretentious, not flashy place), which was filled to the rafters and gave me my first chance to taste the "room temperature" version. Absolutely heavenly. So, I am not prepared to vote which one is better, but I can tell you that you don't need to go all the way out to Belem to have a fabulous pastel de nata.
I will be back soon with a "time and place" suggestion for our get together, which will certainly include a stop for a pastel de nata. So far I have @Billy Buell and @MaidinBham. Aurelio, @amsimoes, is also available, with his lovely wife Rita. Looking forward to this so much. Bom caminho, Laurie
I think this may work for me - I will land at airport at 1115, have to buy sim card, buy euro's, check in to Pensao Prata. I could also do any time on April 28th. Oh, and I will eat my pastel de nata at room temp. please.So, here is one possibility -- @amsimoes has suggested the 27th (which is a Wednesday). I can arrive in central Lisbon by 3:30 pm at a place we choose, with the main door of the cathedral (sitting on the steps) being the most obvious.
Will that work for the people who are going to be in Lisbon that week? I can also likely meet up on another day later in the week. Bom caminho, Laurie
Hi, Lori, I'll send you a PM.Unfortunately, I won't be in Lisbon, but I live in your backyard in Illinois and would love to meet you and chat Camino sometime!!
Lori
Sounds like a plan! Is it okay if I collect carimbo's in Lisboa if my walk will start in Porto Muge (Morgado, Ponte de Muge) or Santarem? My itinerary is not completed, but I booked my flight without having a guide or basic plan - now I see some potential "hiccups" with my walk.Hi, Janice,
Well, I'm happy to go back downtown on the 28th as well, so let's just keep in touch via the forum. One great pastel de nata place is right across the street from your Pensao, AND the café apparently has a very nice stamp (carimbo in Portuguese, a word you will soon be very familiar with).
Hi, Janice,
Well, I'm happy to go back downtown on the 28th as well, so let's just keep in touch via the forum. One great pastel de nata place is right across the street from your Pensao, AND the café apparently has a very nice stamp (carimbo in Portuguese, a word you will soon be very familiar with).
I think this may work for me - I will land at airport at 1115, have to buy sim card, buy euro's, check in to Pensao Prata. I could also do any time on April 28th. Oh, and I will eat my pastel de nata at room temp. please.
Janice
No problem to start with the carimbos in Lisbon.Sounds like a plan! Is it okay if I collect carimbo's in Lisboa if my walk will start in Porto Muge (Morgado, Ponte de Muge) or Santarem? My itinerary is not completed, but I booked my flight without having a guide or basic plan - now I see some potential "hiccups" with my walk.
Thanks to you, and all other's, on this forum for help in planning El Camino.
Janice
I think I'll remember youOk looks like we're on!!
Wednesday April 27.
3:30 pm (15.30 for the Europeans).
I will be the woman with a head full of white hair on the cathedral steps.
Bon camino. Laurie.
Oh, wow, are we going to be in town at the same time?I think I'll remember you
What an wonderful opportunity you are offering. We arrive on the 29th. Any chance to meet you on the 30th?Ok looks like we're on!!
Wednesday April 27.
3:30 pm (15.30 for the Europeans).
I will be the woman with a head full of white hair on the cathedral steps.
Bon camino. Laurie.
Many thanks Laurie for your help planning my first stage from Azambuja. All is well, although a am a bit of a slowpoke and it is way too warm - in the hi 80's (32 C) yesterday!Just to report in that @MaidinBham and I met up for a short visit in the beautiful city of Lisboa! It's always so good to meet forum members in person. Why didn't we take a picture?! Wishing you a Bom Caminho, Janice, hope it all goes well, Laurie
I am now a confirmed fan of room temperature, not heated, pasteis de nata. Paco Real's homemade pastries are a great place to start. There are several newer fancier places opening up in Lisbon, as Aurelio has noted, but who needs fancy?
I tried this place, too: http://www.nit.pt/article/03-03-2016-abriu-uma-nova-fabrica-de-pasteis-de-nata-em-lisboa
And I had a friend who was staying in one of my favorite parts of Lisbon, in the Saldanha but close to Corte Ingles, and we had one in her little hotel cafe, which was great too! http://www.realparque.realhotelsgro...t=item&id=187&Itemid=391&lang=en#.VyoZKoQrLcs
There is just no shortage of delicious pasteis in Lisbon. No need to head out to Belem to try one, though of course a trip to Belem is fun for other reasons!
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