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[fernando]

Originally Posted by Ed

Oh, Fernando ... Portugal!!!
God, my wife and I went there for a couple of weeks a long time ago ... Cascais to Porto to Sintra to the Algarve and back to Lisboa. What a great trip, I recall seeing the Crusader ruins and a gorgeous Templar church ... Sintra was it? I forget.

The convent of Tomar, with its magnificent Templar "Charola".

Originally Posted by Ed

And the military museum in Lisbon.

I go there every now and then. The greatest world collection of bronze cannons ... is mostly in the yard.

Originally Posted by Ed

Vintage Port and BBQ'd shrimp with Piri Piri.

I don't go much for Port wine myself, but i usually have the best for offer.

Originally Posted by Ed

I mainly remember the food..... barnacles ...

We call them percebes; they taste like sea.

Originally Posted by Ed

Portugal, great destination ... don't tell anyone.

I won't

Fernando